Dmitry Tursunov has said that he took the choice not to continue coaching Emma Raducanu after the completion of a trial time with the former champion of the U.S. Open because there were “red lights” that he could not ignore. This decision was reached after the trial period.
The Assertion Made by Aducanu
Raducanu was successful in claiming the title of US Open champion in 2021; despite this accomplishment, she is now ranked 76th on the WTA tour.
The athlete, who is just 19 years old, has not had a permanent coach since April when he severed ties with German Torben Beltz, who was previously his mentor. Throughout this year, he has, on a few occasions, worked together with Tursunov.
The Russian coach severed ways with Raducanu’s squad at the end of their trial spell together, and they are now working with Olympic champion Belinda Bencic.
Tursunov said in an interview with Tennis Majors, “I was moving away from Emma regardless of whether there was another [player] available or not.” The discussion revolved around Emma as its main topic. We were unable to reach a consensus over the terms, and several red flags just could not be ignored.
Even though our trial time had ended at the US Open, I remained there to see if there was going to be a chance for me to make a good impression on the squad. I had high hopes that this would be the case.
“She is very amazing, she puts in a lot of effort, and she does not act or think in any way that would suggest that she is famous. She is really brave and has a lot of heart.”
Choosing to sever ties with a person that I like, and respect was a very hard decision for me to make, but in the end, I knew it to be the best option.
Tursunov Questioned Raducanu’s Trainer-Hopping
In addition to this, Tursunov claimed that Raducanu’s history of using a revolving door of different trainers was the root cause of her present difficulties.
It has been said by Tursunov that “I would say that she is a project that will take at least one year, but to be on the safe side, I would say that she is undoubtedly a project that will take two and a half years.”
Naturally, it is tough to say that, and it is difficult for people to comprehend how it is conceivable given that she has previously won the US Open. However, it is feasible that she could win both the US Open and the Australian Open.
But in my opinion, her game is rough around the edges, and I feel that there is a great deal of space for improvement in a variety of its many various areas.”
It is going to take some time, but as I stated to her and to pretty much everyone else on her team, I believe that you just need to have one voice and just try that for a short while. I think it will help. If it still doesn’t function after that, you may cross that possibility off your list.
After receiving a request for comment about Raducanu, his management did not immediately respond to the request.
Finishing Line
It is anticipated that Raducanu’s wrist injury, which caused him to withdraw from the Transylvania Open earlier this month, would recover in time for him to participate in the finals of the Billie Jean King Cup the following month. The ailment led Raducanu to withdraw from the tournament.
