Emma Raducanu shows Leonardo DiCaprio how it’s done! British star keeps cool on sweltering Centre Court – but misses rumoured love-interest Carlos Alcaraz’s semi-final win

Emma Raducanu provided a clinic to Hollywood’s elite on keeping cool on Centre Court on a blisteringly hot day at Wimbledon.  The British tennis star took her seat among the spectators for the men’s singles semi-finals on Friday and was thankful for the portable fan packed by her coach Mark Petchey.  Raducanu’s broad smile upon feeling the relief of the nifty gadget stood in sharp contrast to the discomfort expressed by Leonardo DiCaprio, who was spotted mopping is brow.

Fellow mega-stars including Benedict Cumberbatch and Rami Malek were also in attendance on day 12 of the championship as temperatures soared to of 32 degrees Celsius.  A cooler Raducanu watched on as seven-time champion Novak Djokovic lost in straight sets to world No1 Jannik Sinner. She was absent when her friend Carlos Alcaraz prevailed in a hard-fought semi-final against Taylor Fritz to reach his third consecutive Wimbledon final.  Raducanu’s has coach Petchey to thank for their comfortable viewing on Friday but the pocket-sized fan may be one of his final gifts to the 22-year-old.

                                     Emma Raducanu provided a clinic to Hollywood’s elite on keeping cool on Centre Court

            Leonardo DiCaprio was spotted mopping his brow while watching the men’s singles semi-final at Wimbledon

Petchey has revealed that the British No 1 could soon lose him in her team despite having played some of her best tennis during their short partnership.  The former coach of Andy Murray first began working with the 2021 US Open champion during the Miami Open, after Raducanu’s previous coach, Vlado Platenik, held the position for just two weeks.  Raducanu and Petchey then spent the period ahead of the clay season in Los Angeles , pre-empting a promising run on the surface one year on from the 22-year-old skipping tournaments on it entirely ahead of the French Open .

Although a recurrence of a back issue hampered both her Roland-Garros run and preparation for her first grass-court tournament at Queen’s, Raducanu has looked back to her Grand Slam-winning best at a number of different points under Petchey’s guidance – including in her tight defeat to world No1 Aryna Sabalenka last week.  But due to the short-term nature of their partnership, Petchey has kept up his commitments as a television pundit for Tennis Channel.  And as Petchey explained this week, the duo are yet to find a solution for managing the combination of roles long-term.