Emma Raducanu has begun working with Slovakian coach Vladimir Platenik ahead of her return to the court in Indian Wells on Thursday, her first appearance since the incident in Dubai.
It will be Raducanu's first stint with a new coach since Nick Cavaday retired due to health reasons following the Australian Open in January, where the Briton suffered a tough third-round defeat to Iga Swiatek.
Platenic will accompany Raducana in her first match against Japan's Moyuki Uchijima at the BNP Paribas Open, where the winner will face third seed Coco Gauff.
The 49-year-old coach also worked with New Zealand's Lulu Sun on her run to the Wimbledon quarter-finals last year, when she defeated Raducanu in the fourth round, and has also worked with Dominika Cibulkova, Daria Kasatkina and Veronika Kudermetova.
Since Kavadei's departure, Raducanu has only managed one victory, beating Greece's Maria Sakkari in the 1/64 finals in Dubai, and now she is hoping for a successful performance in California.
The 2021 US Open winner will take to the court for the first time since the incident at the Dubai Open last month.
The 22-year-old was left in tears hiding behind the judge's chair after becoming the victim of unwanted attention from a “fixated” man before and during her second-round match with Karolina Muchova.
Sourse: breakingnews.ie
