John McEnroe questions Emma Raducanu’s controversial coaching move

Emma Raducanu made a disappointing exit in the second round of the French Open and she was then greeted by a critical review by tennis great John McEnroe.

The US Open champion was unable to convert five break points at 1-1 in the decider, and that game proved pivotal as Sasnovich went on to wrap up a 3-6 6-1 6-1 victory and reach the third round for the first time.

While she found some positives in her performances in Paris, tennis legend McEnroe questioned some of the decisions made by the teenager in the last year, especially her decision o replace coach Andrew Richardson after he oversaw her US Open win.

“Honestly, if I won the US Open having gone through qualifying, I wouldn’t change my coach at least for the next year, so I don’t understand that move,” McEnroe told Eurosport.

“Obviously her parents are involved and they know more than I know. But this idea of a revolving door of coaches I just don’t think that’s good for any player, much less so for a player at this stage of her career. We have to wait and see and hopefully she finds someone she can stick with for a while.

“We have got to keep a little perspective here. At Wimbledon last year she was unable to finish a match because of stress and it got to be too much for her. Then she came out and did something that no one has ever done – man or woman – in 150 years of tennis, coming from the qualifying and winning. All of a sudden, there is this pressure on her, this expectation, that has gotten a little bit overwhelming as well. She has changed coaches, three, four or five times which is unbelievable for someone who has just come off winning a major.

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