Raducanu has 'come a long way' since Indian Wells exit

Emma Raducanu believes that allowing herself to be "authentic" and "creative" has allowed her to flourish at the Miami Open this week.

Raducanu is preparing for her quarter-final clash with American Jessica Pegula on Wednesday, with the 22-year-old on her best run since the US Open she won in 2021.

She has beaten Sayaka Ishii, Emma Navarro, McCartney Kessler and Amanda Anisimova on her way to the last eight, but faces a stern test against fourth seed Pegula.

In her last match with Anisimova, Raducanu did not drop a point on her serve in the first set, which underpinned an impressive performance that saw her move into the top 50 of the world rankings.

"I've come a long way in the last week since Indian Wells [where Raducanu lost in the first round]," Raducanu told Sky Sports Tennis.

"I wasn't necessarily feeling great about my tennis, about everything, but this week I have some really good people around me who I trust and who I have fun with off the court, and that is extremely important.

"When I play my best, I am definitely authentic, true to myself and creative. I feel when I am boxed into a regimented way then I am not able to express myself in the same way. So I'm happy with how I realised that this week."

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Earlier this month, Raducanu ended her coaching trial with Vladimir Platenik after just two weeks following her first-round exit to Moyuka Uchijima at Indian Wells.

Currently looking for a permanent presence in her box alongside fitness trainer Yutaka Nakamura, the Briton has found a short-term solution which seems to be working.

She is currently working alongside Jane O'Donoghue, her childhood mentor and former LTA coach, and Mark Petchey, a former coach of Andy Murray.

Raducanu said she feels more "comfortable" and "relaxed" in her new environment where she is able to express herself on and off the court.

"I think I'm playing better than in Australia this year. Circumstances change all the time, but for me the biggest thing I'm proud of is just finding the competitive spirit and being there for every ball and drawing that out of myself," Raducanu said.

"I think that's kind of been missing in the last few months and even a few years at times.

"I think that's the biggest win for me, just feeling a lot of hunger, feeling on the court, wanting to run down every ball, and that's the biggest win I would say from this week."