Emma Raducanu’s ex-coach gives rare insight into Brit’s ‘demanding….
Dmitry Tursunov has opened up on his work with Emma Raducanu after opting to walk away from the Brit following their trial period together last year. At the time, the renowned WTA coach claimed that “red flags” from her team forced him to split with Raducanu but Tursunov has nothing but praise for the woman herself, giving an insight into just how hard the 20-year-old is on herself.
Tursunov and Raducanu linked up ahead of the American hard-court summer swing last year and stayed together until the Brit’s last tournament of the year in Ostrava before she cut her season short through injury. But they split suddenly when the former ATP No 20 decided to walk away from the US Open winner and ended up working with Olympic champion Belinda Bencic.
Emma Raducanu’s ex-coach gives rare insight into Brit’s ‘demanding….
In the weeks after their split, the Russian coach admitted “there were some red flags that just couldn’t be ignored” that forced his hand, despite sticking around beyond their initial trial period to try and make things work with Raducanu’s team. And Tursunov has now opened up on his brief stint with the former world No 10 once again, sharing an insight into her work ethic on the practice court.
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“I mean, with me, she was [a hard worker],” he told the Craig Shapiro Podcast, backing Raducanu to get back to the top of the game after dropping to No 81 in the world. “Sooner or later, she’s just gonna sort it out.”
Emma Raducanu’s ex-coach gives rare insight into Brit’s ‘demanding….
Dmitry Tursunov has opened up on his work with Emma Raducanu after opting to walk away from the Brit following their trial period together last year. At the time, the renowned WTA coach claimed that “red flags” from her team forced him to split with Raducanu but Tursunov has nothing but praise for the woman herself, giving an insight into just how hard the 20-year-old is on herself.
Tursunov and Raducanu linked up ahead of the American hard-court summer swing last year and stayed together until the Brit’s last tournament of the year in Ostrava before she cut her season short through injury. But they split suddenly when the former ATP No 20 decided to walk away from the US Open winner and ended up working with Olympic champion Belinda Bencic.
Emma Raducanu’s ex-coach gives rare insight into Brit’s ‘demanding….
In the weeks after their split, the Russian coach admitted “there were some red flags that just couldn’t be ignored” that forced his hand, despite sticking around beyond their initial trial period to try and make things work with Raducanu’s team. And Tursunov has now opened up on his brief stint with the former world No 10 once again, sharing an insight into her work ethic on the practice court.
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“I mean, with me, she was [a hard worker],” he told the Craig Shapiro Podcast, backing Raducanu to get back to the top of the game after dropping to No 81 in the world. “Sooner or later, she’s just gonna sort it out.”
