Emma Raducanu, winner of the last US Open, is looking for a fourth coach in a year after releasing Germany’s Torben Beltz after just five months, she announced on Tuesday. .
Now 11th player in the world, his best ranking, the 19-year-old Briton must play this week in Madrid, on clay, to continue preparations for Roland-Garros, but he said he feels he has the need for a new training model.
Meanwhile, LTA head coach Iain Bates will guard this week’s champion in Spain, following his quarter-final failure last week in Stuttgart against world no 1, Iga Swiatek of Poland, who won the tournament.
I want to thank Torben for his participation over almost six months. He has a huge heart and I really appreciated the chemistry that was created between us.said Raducanu on social media.
Beltz used to teach his countrymen and former No. 1 in the world Angelique Kerber during her wins at the Australian Open and USA Open in 2016.
Prior to Beltz, Raducanu replaced Nigel Sears with Andrew Richardson after Wimbledon last year, but he did not renew Richardson’s contract after surprisingly winning the final at Flushing Meadows on his advice. against Leylah Annie Fernandez in 2021.
Raducanu could turn to Italian Riccardo Piatti, ex-coach, among others, of Frenchman Richard Gasquet, former world No. 7, and Canadian Milos Raonic, Wimbledon finalist in 2016.
Piatti just broke up with his young compatriot Jannik Sinner after making him in the top 10 in the world. Raducanu trained at his academy before starting his clay-court season.
Source: Radio-Canada
