Emma Raducanu cuts ties with her FIFTH coach two years after her historic US Open victory

Emma Raducanu has cut ties with her eighth coach since 2021 after announcing that she was parting ways with German coach Sebastian Sachs.

The former US Open champion has tried multiple coaches since appearing at Wimbledon in 2021, but failed to build a lasting working relationship with any of them.

In a statement posted on Twitter, the 20-year-old said: “I have really enjoyed Seb’s coaching and working with him, it is unfortunate that circumstances made it unfeasible for both of us to continue now and we have decided to part ways .

“I wish Seb all the best in the future.”

Raducanu is currently recovering from surgery on both wrists and her left ankle and will miss the entire grass season.

The player called “unfeasible circumstances” for ending the working relationship prematurely

Raducanu named Sachs in December 2022 after two months without a coach following her split from Dmitry Tursunov in October.

Tursunov and Raducanu worked together on a trial basis for a few months, with the option to renew their deal not exercised.

The player previously spent five months with Torben Beltz between 2021 and 2022, as well as Nigel Sears between June and July 2021 and Andrew Richardson between July and September of the same year.

During interim periods, Raducanu relied on coaches, including Jeremy Bates, and LTA head of women’s tennis Iain Bates on a temporary basis.

She has also worked at times with both Jane O’Donoghue and Louis Cayer.

Richardson, who coached Raducanu to a fairy tale win at Flushing Meadows, was renegotiating his contract to continue working with the champion when the decision was made not to move forward with their partnership.

“After probably ten days to two weeks[after the tournament]I had no contract,” Richardson said.

“We were renegotiating and then I got a short call from her agent telling me they were going in a different direction, and that was the end of it.”

The former British No. 1 teamed up with Torben Beltz for five months between 2021 and 2022

After splitting with Beltz, Raducanu tried out Dmitry Tursunov as her coach, but they failed to renew the partnership.

The 20-year-old chose not to retain Andrew Richardson’s services following her US Open victory

The now world No. 107 has had a challenging 2023 season as she continued to struggle with lingering injuries prior to her surgeries in May.

A flash of her immense talent was seen in Indian Wells where the Briton cruised through the draw to reach the round of 16, but her run was stymied when she had to face world No. 1 Raducanu Iga Swiatek sent in two sets. .

Raducanu is hopeful that the minor surgeries will solve the problems that have plagued her post-US Open career, and the player will try to return to action in time to compete in the tournament that will put her name in the history books. has written.

In May, Raducanu underwent a series of surgeries to resolve lingering injury issues