A former Grand Slam champion has outlined the task facing Emma Raducanu’s part-time coach Mark Petchey to get the British star back to her best form. Raducanu heads into the French Open having enjoyed a brief resurgence in form this year, last week reaching the last-16 of the Italian Open.

She’s currently at the Strasbourg Open, where she comfortably beat sixth seed Daria Kasatkina in her opening match. It’s her last tournament before Roland Garros, where Petchey will again combine mentoring her with his media duties. Now 2018 Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki, who’ll be working in Paris with TNT Sports, has addressed the biggest task facing him - that being to instill belief into Raducanu she can beat anyone.

"She needs people around her to keep reminding her she can beat anyone at her best,” she told Express Sport. “It's good to see she's playing better, winning matches, and her body his holding up.

"I think Mark Petchey is a good coach, but most importantly for Emma, she's shown it's important that she has someone who she gets along with and brings positive energy to her camp and makes her believe that she can do it.”

The ex-world No.1 also pinpointed the two potential problems that could hinder Raducanu’s form, adding, “Is her body holding up, and how is she mentally? If both are doing well, she's going to get results."

TNT colleague Jim Courier, also speaking with Express Sport, praised Petchey’s influence on the 2021 US Open champion, and believes he’s helped put a smile back on the face of the 22-year-old. He said: "No one watches more, or thinks more, about tennis than Mark Petchey.

“I’ve worked alongside him, the guy lives and breathes it, dives deep into the numbers and understands what the modern game looks like. "There's trust and there's knowledge, and that's a great base to work off. Hopefully, now she'll find consistency because she looks like she's having fun."

Raducanu has worked with a string of coaches ever since her incredible win in New York in September 2021. The all-British partnership began following her split from Vladimir Platenik in March, after just 14 days working together.