Emma Raducanu has been branded the Watford of tennis after Dmitry Tursunov became the latest coach to leave her service.
There were high hopes that their relationship could blossom after regaining form since the two started working together. Raducanu won eight of her 15 matches after Tursunov arrived after Wimbledon.
That included ruching a semi-final at the Korea Open before she lost to Latvian Jelena Ostapenko. But Tursunov becomes the fourth coach to leave Raducanu’s service in the past 15 months.
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Nigel Sears, Andrew Richardson and Torben Beltz have also left during that time period and means that the 19-year-old is on the lookout for a fifth coach in just over a year. It has led to some branding the tennis star the new Watford – who have a history of hiring and firing managers like the seasons changing.
One fan responded to the story saying: “What in the Watford FC is going on here?”
Another replied: “The Watford of Tennis.”
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While a third said: “Changing coaches in the immediate aftermath of winning the US Open seemed like a strange decision and now coaches are dropping like flies. Hope she’s able to settle soon and that she isn’t being given poor advice.”
Tursunov’s decision to leave the team was not Raducanu’s, according to BBC Sport. The Brit wanted him to stay on but it was ultimately the coach that decided to move on, though it is believed that the short-term nature of recent coaches factored into the decision.
Raducanu is currently recovering from a wrist injury but has big plans to represent Great Britain November’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Glasgow. Physical trainer Jez Green is set to work closely with the teenager to help prevent further injuries ahead of next year.
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