"She needs to commit to somebody and stay with them": Martina Navratilova wants Emma Raducanu to sort 'coaching situation' after impressive Miami Open run

Former world number one Martina Navratilova believes Emma Raducaun must ‘commit’ to a coaching staff to continue her progress on the court. The 22-year-old, who was once regarded as the next big thing after winning the US Open at the age of just 18 back in 2021, recently featured in the Miami Open. Her journey ended in the quarterfinal stage, where she lost to America’s Jessica Pegula in a hard-fought contest with a score of 6-4, 6-7, 6-2.

Former world number one Navratilova has spoken to Sky Sports, as quoted by Tennis 365, where she praised the performances of the former world number 10 in the ongoing WTA 1000 event. The 18-time Grand Slam winner was of the opinion that Raducanu must commit to one set of coaching staff.

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Navratilova further went on to state that the most important thing for the former world number 10 is to stay fit, and if she manages to do that, there is no reason why she will not be able to improve her rankings in the coming weeks and months.

“If she stays healthy and plays this well, then she’ll be seeded at Roland Garros,” said Navratilova. “I think she’ll move up the ranking well enough into the top 30. The biggest question mark is her health. Hopefully she can sort out her coaching situation because she’s been in a state of flux, but I think she needs to commit to somebody and stay with them for a little bit, see how that works. If she played like she did against Pegula, then the sky’s the limit.”

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She further went on to state that: “It was amazing. The way she looked at the end of that second set, you think this match is over and somehow she won the set, she won the tie-break, and still competed in the third but she was not feeling well. I think the stress contributed to that because the weather was fine, it was cool, they finished after 11pm so the weather was [not a factor]. The humidity takes it out of you a lot, but still – this was something more for Emma and it’s just amazing that she finished the match.”

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