Emma Raducanu won’t be rushing to start working with a new coach, at least according to former WTA player Laura Robson.
Raducanu has worked with plenty of different coaches during her tennis career. The British player was coached by Nigel Sears, Andrew Richardson, Torben Beltz, Dmitry Tursunov, Sebastian Sachs, and most recently, Nick Cavaday.
In January, Raducanu parted ways with Cavaday, but not because she would want to. Her coach simply had to step down from the role because of his own health issues.
Because of that, the 2021 US Open champion was left without a coach once more, and she now has to find a replacement. But Raducanu has already competed without a permanent coach.
She recently worked with Roman Kelecic, who served as an interim coach during the Middle Eastern swing. But with only a few days before the start of the Sunshine Double, Raducanu might have used the time to find a new coach.
Also because of the recent changes in coaching teams across the WTA Tour, there might not be many options, as many players just signed new coaches.
According to former Olympic silver medalist Laura Robson, who wrote a column for Sky Sports, Raducanu won’t be in a rush to find a coach either.
“Emma Raducanu has been out in the Middle East trying to build on the form we saw from her in Australia. She is competing really well and making sure she’s trying to do the right things on the court.”
“I don’t think she’s in any rush, really, to employ someone new, just for the sake of it. It has to make sense for her and it has to be the right person.”
Robson also thinks that there are not many options when it comes to coaches who would be able to travel full-time at the moment. That’s why Raducanu will want to take her time to be sure of the new partnership.
“There’s not too many amazing coaches around who can travel full-time, so options are pretty limited. You wouldn’t want to go into a new partnership without 100 percent confidence.”
One option of a high-profile coach that Raducanu could explore is Goran Ivanisevic. The experienced Croat previously worked with Novak Djokovic, and he also recently started his career as a coach on the WTA Tour when he worked with Elena Rybakina.
However, that partnership didn’t last long, so Ivanisevic is now without any coaching arrangement. The question is whether he would be interested in coaching Raducanu. At the end of the day, Rybakina looked like a perfect player for him.
