Emma Raducanu, 2021 U.S. Open champion, publicizes break up from coach

LONDON — Emma Raducanu, the 2021 U.S. Open champion, will not work with Sebastian Sachs, who had been her fifth coach prior to now two years.

Raducanu introduced the break up through a Twitter submit on Thursday.

“I have really enjoyed Seb’s coaching and working with him, it’s unfortunate that circumstances made it unfeasible for both of us to continue right now and we have decided to part ways,” her submit mentioned. “I wish Seb all the best moving forwards.”

Raducanu hasn’t performed since April and introduced final month she would miss the French Open and Wimbledon as a result of she wanted what she known as “minor” procedures on each palms and an ankle. She mentioned then she anticipated to be sidelined for a couple of months.

Her report throughout an injury-plagued 2023 is 5-5.

Raducanu turned one of many stars of tennis two years in the past, when she made a stunning run to the fourth spherical at Wimbledon whereas ranked exterior the highest 300, then, quickly after, gained the U.S. Open at age 18 to develop into the primary qualifier to assert a Grand Slam singles title.

She hasn’t made it previous the second spherical at a significant match since and has been switching coaches with regularity.

Sachs was employed late final 12 months and adopted Nigel Sears, Andrew Richardson, Torben Beltz and Dmitry Tursunov in working with Raducanu.

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