Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz are close friends (Image: Getty)
Emma Raducanu has been put in an awkward spot with her former coach’s strong comments coming after complaints from Carlos Alcaraz
Mark Petchey’s comments on tennis stars slamming the ATP Tour calendar could put Emma Raducanu in an awkward spot when it comes to her friendship with Carlos Alcaraz. The tennis coach, who worked with Raducanu for four months earlier this year and has a close relationship with her, recently lambasted players who publicly “firebomb” their own tours despite holding their tongues on the Saudi Masters 1000 tournament due to the money at stake.
Speaking on the Tennis Channel, Petchey said: “What I disagree with massively is that they have a seat at the table in terms of these discussions, and they publicly go out and firebomb their own tour, which I think is completely unacceptable, I think from a commercial point of view. And we haven’t heard anything about putting on a brand-new Masters 1000. No one’s grumbled about that because there’s a huge amount of dollars going into that tournament.”
