Emma Raducanu sensationally parts ways with long-term coach Nick Cavaday after Australian Open exit
World No.61 Emma Raducanu has decided to end the partnership with childhood coach Nick Cavaday after elimination from the Australian Open.
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In the ongoing Australian Open, Emma Raducanu, for the first time, made it to the third round. But her campaign ended when World No.2 Iga Swiatek breezed past her in straight sets. Following her exit, Raducanu ended her partnership with coach Nick Cavaday.
Cavaday, who also used to be her childhood coach, wants to prioritize his health, which was the reason behind their split. Under the British coach, Raducanu, who struggled with injuries and had surgeries in 2023, became a part of the top 60 last season.
At this moment in time, it’s important for me to spend some more time at home and prioritize getting back to full health, which is hard to do with the extensive calendar. I am glad Emma is back to being established on tour now.
Nick Cavaday said (H/T: The Guardian)
Raducanu has worked with a string of coaches and will now be searching for her seventh coach. Before Cavaday, she worked with Nigel Sears, Andrew Richardson, Torben Beltz, Dmitry Tursunov, and Sebastian Sachs.
The World No.61 will now be preparing for the WTA 250 event in Singapore, which is scheduled to start next week, to chase her second WTA title of her career.
Laura Robson wants Emma Raducanu to make instant changes to her game
Emma Raducanu had nothing to lose when she faced Iga Swiatek in the third round. But the second-seed didn’t break a sweat and even bageled the Brit in the second set to clinch the win 6-1, 6-0.
Following the disappointing defeat, Laura Robson pointed out what Raducanu needs to change in her game that could help her avoid a similar fate in the future.
Robson said Raducanu was moving well and was staying in the rally, but what was needed in her game was intensity against a player who was played a ‘tactically perfect match’.
So, yeah, I think in many ways that will be a bit of a learning curve for Emma to get back to the drawing board and think like, okay, if I want to challenge these top players, I need to train with this intensity; I need to play matches with this intensity and this is what she knows already.
Laura Robson told Eurosport
Following her comprehensive victory over the 22-year-old, Swiatek had breezed past her next two opponents, but Madison Keys,in the semifinals, knocked her out in three sets to deny her a chance to win her first Australian Open.
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