Emma Raducanu’s coaching situation for Australian Open revealed

Emma Raducanu is reportedly set to be joined by childhood coach Nick Cavaday for the upcoming Australian Open, through The Day by day Mail. 

After being sidelined for eight months on account of surgical procedures on each wrists and her proper ankle, Raducanu returned to aggressive motion this week in Auckland, the place she misplaced within the round-of-16 after an enormous battle in opposition to Elina Svitolina. In her first event again, Raducanu was reportedly joined by Jane O’Donoghue, who labored with the Briton throughout her junior days. 

Following a reasonably stable comeback in Auckland, Raducanu has turned her focus to the Australian Open. In response to a report from The Daily Mail, “coach Cavaday is believed to have flown out to Melbourne” to accompany the 21-year-old for the primary Grand Slam of the brand new season. 

Raducanu labored with Cavaday throughout the offseason

When Raducanu ramped up her preparation to return to tennis initially of 2024, British media have been reporting that she was noticed coaching with coach Cavaday on the Nationwide Tennis Centre in London. Raducanu and Cavaday go a great distance again as he was one of many 2021 US Open champion’s childhood coaches. They developed a superb relationship a number of years in the past and British media have been additionally reporting in late 2023 that coach Cavaday is well-respected by the Raducanu household. 

A month after having a number of surgical procedures, Raducanu introduced her determination to separate with coach Sebastian Sachs. Raducanu has returned to tennis since however she hasn’t but introduced a brand new full-time coach for 2024. Nonetheless, it’s nonetheless very early within the new season and Raducanu could also be ready to see how she’s going to do on the Australian Open earlier than making any massive teaching strikes. 

This week, Raducanu formally discovered that there can be no want for her to play within the Australian Open qualifying after a number of gamers withdrew, putting above the primary draw reduce. In Melbourne, Raducanu will probably be making her third Australian Open look. Beforehand, Raducanu suffered back-to-back Australian Open second-round losses in 2022 and 2023. It stays to be seen if Raducanu can do at the very least a bit higher at Melbourne Park this yr.