Emma Raducanu returned to the tennis court on Thursday for the first time since a stalker disrupted her second-round match in Dubai last month. While she lost in her first-round match to Moyuka Uchijima 6-3,

Raducanu had difficulty with the wind at Indian Wells. Between that and Uchijima's refusal to break, she was defeated in straight sets.

Raducanu is also trialling a new coach, the Slovakian Vladimir Platenik, who she briefly worked with as a teenager. He has a sterling reputation, having helped Daria Kasatkina and Dominika Cibulkova into the top 25 in the world rankings.

Emma Raducanu has opened up on her relationship with her new trial coach Vlado Platenik after their partnership got off to a disappointing start in Indian Wells. The British No. 2 announced that Platenik would begin working with her on a trial basis on Wednesday, one day before her first-round match.

Women's tennis star and 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu spoke openly about an incident at last month's Dubai Tennis Championships, when she had to stop playing after discovering a man who had been stalking her was in the crowd. Raducanu will return to competition at Indian Wells, where she will have enhanced security for her personal safety.

Emma Raducanu will begin a trial period with coach Vladimir Platenik in her opening match at Indian Wells on Thursday.

Emma Raducanu will begin a trial period with Slovakian coach Vladimir Platenik when she plays her first-round match at Indian Wells on Thursday.

As Emma Raducanu awaits her first match since the stalking incident in Dubai a fortnight ago, her management have confirmed that she will be joined in Indian Wells by a new coach.

Raducanu will now reflect in what has been a challenging few weeks, with her previous tournament in Dubai the scene for an alarming confrontation with a man who was displaying ‘