The 22-year-old tennis star ended her trial partnership with Platenik after just two weeks with the coach admitting he was "surprised but "not angry" by her decision to part ways - and he's admitted Raducanu is feeling the strain as she progresses in the Miami Open.

Platenik told BBC Sport: "I totally understand Emma, she's not in an easy position. The world is looking at her after the US Open [which Raducanu won in 2021] and everybody is expecting - including herself - what she is going to do next.

"So for me it's absolutely understandable that she's under a lot of pressure. She told me she was feeling stressed."

He added of the end of their coaching arrangement: "There are no hard feelings from my side. She finished the relationship in a fair way, maybe too quickly, but this is tennis, this is sport. We need to respect that.

"She was not feeling OK, and that was her decision. I didn't want to go into deeper communication about that. I think the player needs to feel good, and the player needs to make a decision. Sometimes you make a good decision, and sometimes bad."

Announcing the decision to split from Platenik, Raducanu's team said in a statement: "Emma and Vlado have parted ways. Emma has utmost respect for Vlado and the work they started but it wasn't quite heading in the right direction.

"Emma is now focused on doing as well as she can here in Miami after her a solid start today and will continue looking for the right coach."

Raducanu lost her previous coach Nick Cavaday in January when he stood down for health reasons.

Cavaday said at the time: "I am very happy to have been able to work with Emma over the last 14 months. At this moment in time, it’s important for me to spend some more time at home and prioritise getting back to full health, which is hard to do with the extensive calendar.

"I am glad Emma is back to being established on tour now with a ranking inside the top 60, and I look forward to seeing what she does from here."