Since ended her coaching trial with Vladimir Platenik on the eve of the Miami tournament Raducanu has been working with former mentors Mark Petchey and Jane O’Donoghue during the fortnight.
And Raducanu said the change of approach and working with people who she “trusts” has helped her “have fun” off the court and contributed to her performances in matches.
Jamie Braidwood27 March 2025 00:40
Raducanu has enjoyed a brilliant run in Miami – in fact, her best since her run to the US Open title as a qualifier in 2021.
Here’s how she’s fared so far:
Round 1: 6-2, 6-1 win over Sayaka Ishii (wildcard)
Round 2: 7-6(6), 2-6, 7-6(3) over Emma Navarro (8th seed)
Round 3: 6-1, 3-0 win over McCartney Kessler (retired)
Last-16: 6-1, 6-3 win over Amanda Anisimova (17th seed)
Jamie Braidwood27 March 2025 00:34
A huge, comeback victory for Grigor Dimitrov, who saves match point on his way to defeating Francisco Cerundolo 6-7 6-2 7-6 in almost three hours.
He is through to the semi-finals, where he will play either Novak Djokovic or Sebastian Korda. It’s going to be a late night in Miami, as Djokovic and Korda are scheduled to be on after Raducanu and Pegula, who are now next.
Jamie Braidwood27 March 2025 00:29
Raducanu has been enjoying shorter, more relaxed training sessions and looser warm-ups under the guidance of Jane O’Donoghue and Mark Petchey in Miami.
The 22-year-old has been seen playing plenty of games of Spikeball, which is becoming a bit of a pre-match ritual, as well as throwing around an American football in the home of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins.
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Jamie Braidwood27 March 2025 00:06
Emma Raducanu is set to return to the world’s top 50 as a result of her results in Miami.
Having reached the quarter-finals, Raducanu is set to rise 12 places to 48 in the rankings.
And, if she can beat fourth seed Jessica Pegula, Raducanu would reclaim her status of British No 1 from Katie Boulter.
Jamie Braidwood26 March 2025 23:49
That win for Eala came after Iga Swiatek was given extra security in Miami – like Raducanu had in Indian Wells – after being abused by an “aggressive” fan from the stands during a practice session on Saturday.
This was reportedly not an isolated incident, with her team revealing that the same man previously sent abusive messages to her on social media, in another troubling incident of female players facing threats to their safety on the tour.
Flo Clifford26 March 2025 23:30
Whoever wins this encounter will play Alexandra Eala, who continued her dream run in Miami with a straight-sets win over an out-of-sorts world No 2 Iga Swiatek in the earlier quarter-final on Wednesday.
On the other side of the draw, top seed Aryna Sabalenka plays sixth seed Jasmine Paolini in the other semi-final.
Flo Clifford26 March 2025 23:20
Raducanu won their last meeting on the grass at Eastbourne last year, a result that was her first victory over a top-10 opponent.
Pegula won their only other meeting on the hard courts of Cincinnati in 2022.
2024: Eastbourne, last-16 (grass): Raducanu won 4-6 7-6 7-5
2022: Cincinnati, last-16 (hard court): Pegula won 7-5 6-4
Pegula’s best result in Miami has been reaching the semi-finals twice, in 2022 and 2023.
Flo Clifford26 March 2025 23:10
The tournament is being shown live on Sky Sports Tennis. If you’re not a Sky customer, you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.
Flo Clifford26 March 2025 21:30
Welcome to live coverage of Emma Raducanu’s Miami Open quarter-final against fourth seed Jessica Pegula.
Flo Clifford26 March 2025 21:00
