Dmitry Tursunov has backed Emma Raducanu to “figure things out” and navigate «bumpy roads» to improve her game, describing her as “fanatical” about tennis.
Raducanu burst onto the scene with her shock US Open victory in 2021. Ad She has faced a challenging period since then, struggling with injuries and also not being able to settle on a full-time coach.
TennisRaducanu and Norrie to play mixed doubles together at Eisenhower Cup17/02/2023 AT 12:52 Tursunov worked with Raducanu for several months last summer before parting ways and saying there were too many “red flags” to continue.
Tursunov, who now coaches world No. 9 Belinda Bencic, says Raducanu is “too smart” not to improve and that she was a hard worker during their time together. “With me, she was,” he told the Craig Shapiro Podcast. “Sooner or later, she's just going to sort it out.