'Maybe she doesn't need a full-time coach' – Barbara Schett backs Emma Raducanu to be 'dangerous' at French Open

Barbara Schett has said she was shocked to hear that Emma Raducanu had split with coach Torben Beltz, but said the Brit can still be dangerous in the clay-court season. Raducanu split with German coach Beltz after just five months, and has worked with three coaches in the past year alone. Ad/> Andrew Richardson replaced Nigel Sears after last year's Wimbledon, but despite Raducanu's unexpected success at the US Open his contract was not renewed.

WTA MadridOsaka reveals MJ inspiration, teases potential mixed doubles partner at Wimbledon — Madrid DiaryYESTERDAY AT 22:51 And while Schett said it may be unorthodox, she believes Raducanu could be benefiting from multiple coaches. «It was a bit of a shock to hear that she split with Torben Beltz,» she said. «But you never know.

You have to work with somebody together for a few months to actually see if you're fitting or not — that could have been cultural differences. »But I think even though Emma has had a few coaches along the way, in the last year or two, she's been really inhaling some sort of information from each of them, which actually makes her a bit of a better tennis player, and I think it shows in her form now. «Maybe she is a player who doesn't need a full-time coach.

Maybe she needs a hitting partner who travels with her who she can hit with all the time. She is still figuring all of that out, but at the moment, it looks like she's really on the right track. »She's happy to learn.