Emma Raducanu begins coaching trial with Vladimir Platenik at Indian Wells

Vladimir Platenik coached notable players including Dominika Cibulkova, Lulu Sun and Veronika Kudermetova

Emma Raducanu begins coaching trial with Vladimir Platenik at Indian Wells
Emma Raducanu begins coaching trial with Vladimir Platenik at Indian Wells

Emma Raducanu is starting a trial coaching period with Vladimir Platenik.

As per multiple outlets, she will play her first-round match at the Indian Wells tournament on Thursday against Japan's Moyuka Uchijima.

This will be Raducanu's first match since she was subjected to "fixated behaviour" by a man during the Dubai Championships in February.

Not only this, this will be Raducanu's first match with a new coach since Nick Cavaday resigned due to health issues after the Australian Open

If she wins, she will face world No. 3 Coco Gauff in the next round.

Vladimir, coach from Slovakia, previously worked with New Zealand's Lulu Sun, helping her reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals last year, where she beat Raducanu in the fourth round.

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He has also coached other notable players including Dominika Cibulkova, Daria Kasatkina and Veronika Kudermetova.

A man who approached Raducanu during the Dubai Tennis Championships later agreed to stay away from her in the future.

The man, identified as a tourist in the UAE has also been prohibited from attending any future tennis tournaments in the country.