Emma Raducanu's former coach Andrew Richardson reveals reasons for split after US Open win in 2021

Andrew Richardson, the coach that guided Emma Raducanu to her US Open win, has revealed how he was told in a «brief call» that his work with the British No. 1 would not be continuing. When the two parted ways shortly after the tournament, it was initially reported that Richardson had left on his accord as he was more interested in coaching his son in tennis.

Ad But he has now confirmed that he wanted to remain with Raducanu after she became the first-ever qualifier to win a Grand Slam. Roland-GarrosWill Nadal be fit for French Open? Who else could miss Grand Slam?12/05/2023 AT 12:46 “The fact of the matter is that I had a nine-week trial contract that both Emma and I thought was a good idea to see how we would get on, and it ran through to the end of the US Open, stopping immediately afterwards,” Richardson told the Daily Mail in his first interview since his stint with Raducanu. “There was a period of time after that when I was keen to re-negotiate the contract.

«I wanted to carry on, and I had a plan that I wanted to put in place for Emma. This thing about ‘I wanted to go off and coach my son’ is not true, but it seems to come up all the time. “After probably 10 days to two weeks [following the US Open], I didn’t have a contract.

We were in the process of re-negotiating, and then I got a brief call from her agent telling me they were going to go in a different direction, and that was the end of it.” “I certainly learned a lot from the whole experience,” Richardson continued. “Life has moved on and I’m very busy. Since what happened with Emma I’ve had offers to go back on the tour, both WTA and ATP.