“I know what I’m doing”: Emma Raducanu comments on current coaching situation

Emma Raducanu has said she is not rushing the decision to appoint a new tennis coach.

The British number one is currently searching for her next permanent mentor, having recently parted ways with Torben Beltz.

Her split from the German is the fourth time in the space of 12 months that she has opted to bring in a new coach, but her situation does not appear to be worrying her and she doesn’t seem to be in a rush to make any future decisions.

“I want to take my time with this decision,” she said in a recent interview. “Nothing has changed. I still have the same people, good people, around me. I don’t want to rush into anything.

“Personally, I think I know what I’m doing. I’m trusting what I’m doing and the work I’m doing.”

After making her Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon last year, Raducanu replaced former coach Nigel Sears with Andrew Richardson, who embarked on her phenomenal US Open winning journey with her.

However, despite her historic success, the Flushing Meadows champion opted not to extend the arrangement with her fellow Briton. She claimed she was looking for a mentor with more WTA Tour experience as she prepared to participate in her first full campaign.

Raducanu then turned to the services of Beltz, who helped Angelique Kerber win her first Grand Slam title at the 2016 Australian Open.

After just five months of the new pairing, the world number 11 parted ways with the German and she is now searching for her fourth coach since making her WTA Tour debut last summer.

Since winning the US Open, Raducanu has failed to replicate the same form she displayed in New York.

Her best results since September were quarter-final finishes at the Transylvania Open and Stuttgart Open. Since then, she has struggled in the