Ex-ATP Pro Claims Emma Raducanu is ‘Going Against History’ While Explaining Her Coaching Changes

Emma Raducanu will be locking horns with Amanda Anisimova in the Canadian Open third round.

Ex-ATP Pro Claims Emma Raducanu is ‘Going Against History’ While Explaining Her Coaching Changes

Emma Raducanu (Image via X/Emma Raducanu Fan)

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Emma Raducanu is enjoying a purple patch in the North American hard-court swing. Following her defeat to World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka in the Wimbledon third round, Raducanu kicked off her campaign at the Citi Open and made it to the semifinals, where eventual runner-up Anna Kalinskaya ended her run.

At present, the Brit is in Montreal for the WTA 1000 Canadian Open, and here too she has kick-started her campaign in an emphatic fashion. In the first round, she went past Elena-Gabriela Ruse in straight sets before breezing past home favorite Peyton Stearns.

Back in March this year, Raducanu added Mark Petchey to her team. The Miami Open was the first tournament Raducanu played under the British coach.

She reached the quarterfinal after winning four consecutive matches – her best result since her run at the 2021 US Open, which she ended up winning. It was also her best performance in a WTA 1000 tournament. Raducanu also reached the fourth round of the Italian Open.

She hired Petchey after parting ways with coach Vladimir Platenik. Prior to them, the 22-year-old hired and fired Nigel Sears, Andrew Richardson, Torben Beltz, Dmitry Tursunov, and Sebastian Sachs.

Her childhood coach, Nick Cavaday, was also a part of her team, but because of health issues, he deemed it best to end the partnership. Raducanu’s compatriot and a former player, Barry Cowan, believes the youngster is doing something against history by her chopping and changing of coaches because, at a young age, players usually stick with the same coach. He told Tennishead:

Now, what I’ve tried to understand — it’s her end of it, and she has always believed, you know, right from very young age, from the juniors, and obviously going through the US Open, which she won — she’s believed in having coaches for a short period of time, getting the information from that coach and then moving on. My view is, you’re going against history.

Raducanu has never progressed beyond the first round of the Canadian Open. She is also making her second appearance in the tournament for the second time after the 2022 season.

Emma Raducanu to play another good friend at the Canadian Open

For Emma Raducanu, playing against her good friends is difficult. But on the court, she has to ignore friendship to focus on her matches, which is what she did when she was up against Elena-Gabriela Ruse.

Emma Raducanu
Emma Raducanu (Image via X/Emma Raducanu Fan)

I’m so happy to have come through that. I know Elena, she’s a very good friend of mine. It’s very difficult to play someone you are close to, so I am really proud of how I put that to one side for the match, and also backed up a strong week in DC and performed well today. Yeah, just really happy and loved playing here for the first time.

Emma Raducanu said during her on-court interview

But Raducanu once again will be meeting a good friend. It’s Amanda Anisimova– this year’s Wimbledon finalist. Raducanu has met the 23-year-old twice this season, winning both matches. Before scheduling the clash with Raducanu, the fifth seed knocked out Lulu Sun.

Unlike Raducanu, Anisimova has tasted success this season. Apart from reaching the Wimbledon final, Anisimova lifted her career’s first WTA 1000 title at the Qatar Open by beating Jelena Ostapenko.

She then lost the Queen’s Club Championships final to Tatjana Maria. At Wimbledon, Anismova shocked Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinal, but in the final, an even more shocking thing happened. She was handed two bagels by Iga Swiatek, who became the second player after 22-time Grand Slam singles champion Steffi Graf to win a Grand Slam title with a 6-0, 6-0 scoreline.

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