Mark Petchey has shot down rumours of tennis superstars Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz being in a secret romantic relationship.

Some media outlets have speculated that Raducanu and Alcaraz have been dating behind the scenes – but Petchey insists this is not the case.

Alcaraz and Raducanu are playing together in the US Open mixed doubles this year, which has further fuelled talk that the the two players might secretly be boyfriend and girlfriend off the court.

The rumours have been around for a while – with Alcaraz quizzed aboutthe ‘jokes on social media’ in a Wimbledon press conference last year.

In June this year, Raducanu laughed off the speculation, with the British No.1 insisting that she was ‘just friends’ with the Spanish star.

‘Raducanu and Alcaraz are not going out’

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