Emma Raducanu's former coach, Mark Petchey, believes the tennis star is 'misunderstood' as the start of the 2025 Australian Open creeps closer. The 22-year-old has struggled with injuries ever since winning the US Open back in 2021,

Australian Open, the first grand slam tournament of the year and the 113th running of the event, starts at Melbourne Park on Sunday with four British women, including the 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu,

MELBOURNE — Emma Raducanu will have to produce some of her best tennis after being handed a tricky Australian Open draw. The world No 60 will face the 26th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in the first round next week and could come up against world No 2 Iga Swiatek in the third.

Emma Raducanu's 2025 was supposed to start in Auckland, but the British tennis player was forced to withdraw from this tournament due to a minor injury. The new season will begin for her directly at the Australian Open, which will take place at Melbourne Park from January 12-26.

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Following a period of rest, though, Raducanu is now firmly focused on the Australian Open and making a positive start to the 2025 tennis season. How can I watch Australian Open te

Mark Petchey acknowledges being labeled "a one-Slam wonder" is an extremely difficult thing to deal with but also urged Emma Raducanu to be "confident" and believe in herself to the fullest because that's the only way how she can reach the desired heights and shut up her critics.

"The forehand is always going to be the shot -- as it was for Andy [Murray] -- that is going to win the big titles that are coming her way."