Emma Raducanu situation branded 'so complicated' as concerns raised ahead of US Open

Pam Shriver has labelled Emma Raducanu's coaching situation as "complicated" and the 21-time Grand Slam doubles champion has pushed the Brit to find some continuity. Raducanu has enjoyed a whirlwind first year on the WTA Tour which culminated with a historic win at the US Open 12 months ago.

The teenager became an overnight sensation in a matter of weeks after making her debut at Wimbledon last year. But she's had somewhat of a rude awakening ever since, failing to get past the quarter-final stage in any event.

Raducanu started the year on the backfoot after testing positive for Covid, but it's been her coaching situation which has garnered most attention. The British tennis star had been working with Nigel Sears before she came into the spotlight, where she quickly moved on to Andrew Richardson who helped her win the US Open last year.

Torben Beltz then joined Raducanu in November before the pair split after just five months working together. She ended up heading to Wimbledon without an official coach, although LTA coach Jane O'Donoghue was spotted in her box at SW19.

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Raducanu has now teamed up with Russian Dmitry Tursunov with the Brit admitting it is on a trial basis. And Shriver admits she's "not in favour of" the way Raducanu has gone about her coaching situation.

"It doesn't really surprise me that she's had her struggles," Shriver told Pickswise. "After my first US Open at only 16 years old, I reached the final and lost to Chrissie Evert. That was back in the late 70s at the start of the big tennis boom, it was in my home country.

"There was a lot of attention and I was still an amateur. I didn't have any commercial obligations and