Vladimir Plank says his very short partner with Emma Radukan and ended because he was “he felt stress and was under a lot of pressure.
“He was completely surprised,” but “not anger,” when the 22-year-old canceled the organization after just two weeks.
The discussion took place after 10 days of training and on the eve of the first round of the UK in Miami Open on Wednesday.
“I fully understand Emma, he’s not in an easy situation. The world looks at it after the US openness (which won in 2021) and everyone is waiting for it – including themselves – what is going to do in the future.
“So for me, we fully understand that he is under a lot of pressure. He told me he was feeling pressure.
“I have no difficult feelings for me. He has completed his relationship fairly, maybe very fast, but this is tennis, this is sport. We need to respect that.
“He didn’t feel well, that’s his decision. I didn’t want to go into a deeper relationship. I think the player needs to feel well, and the player needs to make decisions. Sometimes you make a good decision, sometimes it’s bad.
“Ian’s father, who exchanges messages with him from time to time, asked him late last month whether he could propose a coach.
His daughter was without a permanent coach since Nick Kavada stopped for health reasons in January.
The plan explained that he initially proposed the name of another person, but he soon became in contact when his partnership with Lulu Sun, the New Zealand, ended an unpredictable end.
The 49-year-old Slovak rushed on a trip to Indian Wales and arrived at the scene the day before Raduka’s defeat by Japan’s Mooka Ochima.
“In fact, he couldn’t stay in the rallies. There were many problems to play at different speeds, different rotation and different angles,” he said.
“We had a good conversation, the relationship was good for him. I was very happy because I really have to say that I never had a player who improved that speed – in eight, nine days.
“He would get a lot very fast. And I think he appeared in the first stage (success over the Sayaka work in the Miami).