Emma Raducanu has split with her coach, Francisco Roig, and will be on the lookout for another mentor this season.

While she was competing on the ITF circuit in the United States in August 2021, her parents rang her with her A-level results. Raducanu, a former student at Newstead Wood School in Orpington, smashed her exams as she earned an A* in Maths and an A in Economics.

“It could be coaching suicide” is how Vlado Platenik described the Raducanu job, a comment injudiciously made just days into his trial period and which got him the sack after just two weeks of training with her. “Maybe I was too honest,” he said afterwards. Well, quite.

British tennis star Emma Raducanu is flying up the ranks after already earning millions in her young career, and the Australian Open could offer another boost

Follow The Athletic’s Australian Open coverage Welcome to the Australian Open briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories on each day of the tournament. On Day 4, a high-profile player said she needs to change her game,

Emma Raducanu had her best run on the WTA Tour since winning the US Open in 2021. She put together a solid season, with consistent results coming at the Washington Open, Miami Masters, and Queen’s Club Championships.

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