The Emma Raducanu coaching carousel will not be halted, reveals agent
Emma Raducanu’s agent has offered insight into why it is that the 2021 US Open winner constantly changes her coaches.
Max Eisenbud, Raducanu’s agent, says that for her the changing of coaches is a routine thing.
Eisenbud says that while outsiders find it odd, Raducanu and her father have always sought a change in coach every few months.
Nigel Sears, Andrew Richardson, Torben Beltz, Dmitry Tursunov and Sebastian Sachs have all directed Raducanu for a time only to be let go.
“The coaching situation, right or wrong, and this is something that her dad and Emma pretty much control on all the coaching stuff, that has been their philosophy all the way up through the juniors,” Eisenbud told the Tennis Podcast.
“They never had coaches for a long time. You’ve probably heard of that. For them, that is calm waters, having a coach for five months and going on to someone else.
“That is not traditional and not the norm for most to win a Grand Slam and change your coach.
“I think you see players changing coaches all the time, particularly on the women’s tour. I think people have a hard time understanding how you can get to the fourth round of Wimbledon and then how you don’t keep working with Nigel Sears, who is a great coach and a great guy.
“All the people when she stopped working with Nigel were killing her… then she won the US Open.
“You were killing her for not staying with Nigel then she won the US Open. Then she changes coaches again.
“Andrew Richardson was a great guy and a great coach and definitely part of that success, but so was Tim Henman, who was really helping her a lot.”
Eisenbud doesn’t feel the need to try and change the approach that the Raducanu team have.
The agent suggests anyone who has any issue with the chopping and changing of coaches simply get used to it.
“Quite frankly, her dad was the one putting in a lot of the game plans for the matches,” Eisenbud added.
“Perspective, it doesn’t look great for people who want it to be wrapped up in a perfect bow. I understand that and I see that, but for the family that’s the way they have done it.
“People need to get over the fact that that’s what they need to do. It’s probably going to be like that for the rest of her career.”
