Emma Raducanu has sparked rumours that she may be in a relationship after sharing photos of some down time with a male counterpart.
The person in Raducanu’s social media photos has been identified as Jack Coman, and he was seen alongside the British tennis star as she left her flat in south-west London last weekend.
Sharing a post to her 2.9million Instagram followers, captioned: ‘Last of the weekend,’ the 23-year-old was seen posing alongside Coman and other friends as she visited Twickenham to watch England take on New Zealand in a rugby international.
Coman, according to The Sun, is from New Zealand and is believed to work in finance. He was spotted sitting behind Raducanu as the duo watched the match, which England won 33-19.
Raducanu sat alongside Bridgerton star Simone Ashley, and posed alongside England’s Henry Pollock after the match and met England captain Maro Itoje in the stands.
But it is Coman who fans have been interested in, eagerly trying to work out if it’s just a friendship or potentially more between he and Raducanu.
Emma Raducanu has sparked romance rumours after spending a weekend with New Zealander Jack Coman
Coman, 24, appeared in two posts on the Brit’s Instagram page and appeared to join Raducanu in leaving her flat
Coman appeared in two posts, seemingly taken close to each other in time. Another friend was present in the pictures, but Coman smiled awkwardly as Raduanu posed and seemingly started laughing.
One friend commented: ‘[heart emoji] lovers,’ to which Raducanu replied with three heart emojis of her own.
But it’s not the first time fans have been interested in her relationship status. At the start of September, the then-22-year-old shared a series of photos to her followers on social media with the caption: ‘A productive summer. Progress over perfection.’
The carousel garnered nearly 150,000 likes within hours of being posted but many fans in the comments couldn’t help but speculate about a potential relationship after seeing her cozying up to a long-time friend.
In the pictures Raducanu can be seen having dinner alongside her friend and fellow tennis prodigy Benjamin Heynold.
The sporting star and student, 24, was seen cheering Raducanu on at Wimbledon as she defeated Marketa Vondrousova at the All-England Lawn Tennis Club in July.
There was talk of possible romance after Benjamin was seen regularly in her team’s corner at Queen’s in west London last month.
Heynold keeps a low profile on social media but is understood to work at the Raine Group bank in the US.
Fans had questioned whether Raducanu was in a relationship with Benjamin Heynold (left) at the start of September
They have also previously speculated about Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz being an item
The 24-year-old is also a keen tennis player and the pair represented Team GB together in their youth.
Raducanu has also been linked to former World No 1 Carlos Alcaraz after the pair competed together in the mixed doubles at Flushing Meadows last month.
Alcaraz debuted a new look in New York, sporting a shaved head reminiscent of a young David Beckham.
Asked about her friend’s haircut Raducanu admitted she approved of the Spaniard’s new style.
‘I think he owns it, I think he pulls it off,’ she said. ‘I think he’s just taken it and if you own a haircut like that it can work and I think mixed field but whatever he does it’s not going to affect what he does on the court.
‘I’m just happy to see him having fun with whatever.’
Raducanu laughed off suggestions of a romance with Alcaraz in the lead-up to Wimbledon, insisting the pair are just good friends.
Adding to the rumour mill, Australian maverick Nick Kyrgios suggested mischievously that the two-time defending men’s champion could be in competition with fellow British star Jack Draper for Ms Raducanu’s attention.
‘I don’t know, I think it’s a love triangle,’ Kyrgios joked on TalkSport. ‘Draper, Alcaraz, Raducanu. They’re fighting over Raducanu I think.’
‘The tennis world loves a love story, they love to try and put two together.’
