Emma Raducanu’s agent has defended the participant’s method after criticizing her teaching turnover.
The 20-year-old, who received the US Open aged 18 in 2021, has labored with 5 coaches over the previous two years.
IMG Senior Vice President Max Eisenbud mentioned The Tennis Podcast that the method labored for Raducanu and his father Ian.
“It will most likely be like that for the remainder of his profession. That is what’s snug for them,” he mentioned.
“I am not saying it is proper or incorrect, however that is how they did it, and I feel it is good to do issues in another way.”
Raducanu began her profession with Nigel Sears, who left shortly after reaching the fourth spherical of Wimbledon in 2021, earlier than Andrew Richardson guided her to her well-known victory at Flushing Meadows.
Torben Beltz was appointed in November 2021 however left in April 2022. He was changed by Dimitri Tursunov, who warned of ‘pink flags’ and potential issues if Raducanu continued to take heed to too many voices.
Final month, she separated from Sebastian Sachs.
Raducanu had each wrists and ankle surgical procedure in Might and isn’t anticipated to play once more till the tip of the 12 months.
Eisenbud mentioned altering coaches has been an efficient technique for Raducanu since his junior profession.
“His dad and Emma management all of the coaching stuff,” he mentioned.
“All through the juniors, they by no means had coaches for a very long time, so for them it is calm waters – having a coach for 4 to 5 months after which shifting on to another person.
“Emma and her father have their very own philosophy. Richard Williams (Venus and Serena’s father) had his personal philosophy, which was totally different, and Yuri Sharapova (Maria’s father) had his.
“We’re not sitting in a sport that has a plethora of nice coaches – possibly eight, 9 or 10 nice coaches.
“Most large, large coaches do not need to journey for 35 or 40 weeks a 12 months and go away their households behind, so you have got a small group that is keen to journey and cost little or no cash, in order that they hold getting retrained and retrained. That is why you see coaches shifting round.”
Eisenbud acknowledged that Raducanu may battle to take over Sachs.
“There are coaches who may be afraid to shoot as a result of they noticed the document,” he mentioned.
“I perceive it is uncomfortable and it does not match within the field everybody desires, but when Emma Raducanu’s largest downside is that she alters coaches each two months, I will join that.”
