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paulisi · Tennis legend

Emma Raducanu

indiana · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
New coach required again....

No surprise, well certainly after Emma's ( IMO out of order ) public comments re having such doubts as to the direction Roig was trying to take her.

-- Edited by indiana on Thursday 29th of January 2026 04:22:06 PM

thegingerlightbulb · Intermediate Club Player

She is the definition of "it's not you, it me"

But seriously, should she not self reflect and realize that chopping and changing coaches every couple of months is not the way to go. Is there a bit of arogance in her not seeing that much of her failure to reach her potential, if she indeed is not already reaching her potential, comes from her own flaws

-- Edited by thegingerlightbulb on Thursday 29th of January 2026 05:01:57 PM

Var · Futures level

Emma Raducanu. When the going gets tough, the coach gets going! tBH I cant see her ever winning a slam again. I think she is a talented player but I agree with all of the abov. No application No success. No graft.

Blue_Belle · Pro player

This is not in the least surprising. Is her parents / dad still involved?

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

I have no idea whether the coaches have been good or poor, but they as a team ought to get better at choosing them in the first place. Mark Petchey seemed to work well for her last season for a while. Is there not another like him around?!

christ · Challenger qualifying

A young lady - without a care in the world, and with endearing naivety - thrashed the ball to all corners and won a Slam. Then parted ways with her coach; he appeared unnecessary as her (and/ or her team/ family) were of the opinion - possibly correct - that her natural ability was sufficient to won the Slam without coaching.

A slightly-less-young lady thinks that she should be able to take the same attitude to all of her matches, with the same results. Not a huge surprise.

I'm not sure there is room in this mindset for a coach. She has - as she is well aware - bags of natural ability, and doesn't like coaches that think that they know better than her (or her team/ family). As a coach's job is to point out errors in this theory (natural talent is not enough on its own, and this is what you should do to supplement it), then ergo a coach is unnecessary.

It remains to be seen if this theory holds water, but I suppose that it quite possibly might.

HarryGem · County player

christ wrote:
A young lady - without a care in the world, and with endearing naivety - thrashed the ball to all corners and won a Slam. Then parted ways with her coach; he appeared unnecessary as her (and/ or her team/ family) were of the opinion - possibly correct - that her natural ability was sufficient to won the Slam without coaching.

A slightly-less-young lady thinks that she should be able to take the same attitude to all of her matches, with the same results. Not a huge surprise.

I'm not sure there is room in this mindset for a coach. She has - as she is well aware - bags of natural ability, and doesn't like coaches that think that they know better than her (or her team/ family). As a coach's job is to point out errors in this theory (natural talent is not enough on its own, and this is what you should do to supplement it), then ergo a coach is unnecessary.

It remains to be seen if this theory holds water, but I suppose that it quite possibly might.

I have to say I'm not surprised by this news. Perhaps a bit shocked that it has taken this long. Watching her defeat in Hobart it was crystal clear there was no chemistry between her and her coach.

There was an interesting debate on BBC 5 Live about Emma and her coach and tennis coach Dan Kiernan suggested that what Emma needs right now is 6 months without a coach in which she needs to decide what type of tennis player she wants to be and what she needs to do to get there.

I suspect she's basically not coachable to some extent.

5 years ago there was an exciting young player who had great movement and wonderful shot making. Though the movement is still there a lot else isn't. To me she's playing with no joy. Add to this the ongoing fitness questions.

She's still young but this period feels like career defining. The chance to regroup, discover herself and what sort of tennis player she needs to be, and to come back capable of winning tournament once again. Or a gradual slipping away to an early retirement over the course of the next few seasons without winning another tournament let alone a slam.

Maybe she should do as Ash Barty did. Take some time away from the game, do something completely different and decide if she really wants a prolonged tennis career.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
New coach required again....

From the Beeb's perspective (actually in the main news section!).

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

christ wrote:
A young lady - without a care in the world, and with endearing naivety - thrashed the ball to all corners and won a Slam. Then parted ways with her coach; he appeared unnecessary as her (and/ or her team/ family) were of the opinion - possibly correct - that her natural ability was sufficient to won the Slam without coaching.

A slightly-less-young lady thinks that she should be able to take the same attitude to all of her matches, with the same results. Not a huge surprise.

I'm not sure there is room in this mindset for a coach. She has - as she is well aware - bags of natural ability, and doesn't like coaches that think that they know better than her (or her team/ family). As a coach's job is to point out errors in this theory (natural talent is not enough on its own, and this is what you should do to supplement it), then ergo a coach is unnecessary.

It remains to be seen if this theory holds water, but I suppose that it quite possibly might.

I00% agree

Andy R should get a knighthood

And Emma should get the wooden spoon

But, here we are, and another one bites the dust

LordBrownof · Challenger qualifying

Oh lord, in the words of Brenda from Bristol, "Not another one!"

Particularly perplexing (and worrying) given Emma preparation was very hampered by the foot injury - hard to believe Aus Open result was the reason. As many of us have mused, there is clearly something more fundamentally wrong with her team/set up/process/mentality.

indiana · Tennis legend

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Var · Futures level

Coup Droit wrote:
christ wrote:
A young lady - without a care in the world, and with endearing naivety - thrashed the ball to all corners and won a Slam. Then parted ways with her coach; he appeared unnecessary as her (and/ or her team/ family) were of the opinion - possibly correct - that her natural ability was sufficient to won the Slam without coaching.

A slightly-less-young lady thinks that she should be able to take the same attitude to all of her matches, with the same results. Not a huge surprise.

I'm not sure there is room in this mindset for a coach. She has - as she is well aware - bags of natural ability, and doesn't like coaches that think that they know better than her (or her team/ family). As a coach's job is to point out errors in this theory (natural talent is not enough on its own, and this is what you should do to supplement it), then ergo a coach is unnecessary.

It remains to be seen if this theory holds water, but I suppose that it quite possibly might.
I00% agree
Andy R should get a knighthood
And Emma should get the wooden spoon
But, here we are, and another one bites the dust

You know CD, maybe that is the answer. She should go on bended knnes and beg Andy R to come back and coach her. He seems to be the only one who can unlock her potential. There were a few positive performances with Mark P on the grass where she has an advantage, but Andy R was the only one who brought her a titie..No one else has.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Alexis Canter is out there with Emma - presumably a hitting partner

Dannythomas · Lower Club Player

.and now another loss with yet another medical time out to a lucky loser in Dubai