Why Emma Raducanu has turned to Iain Bates after split with Torben Beltz

Emma Raducanu is weighing up a new coaching set-up once again, after cutting ties with Torben Beltz after just five months.

The US Open champion stated she is looking to build a ‘new training model’ after ending her time with Beltz ahead of her appearance at the Madrid Open.

“I want to thank Torben for his coaching, professionalism and dedication over the last half a year,” said Raducanu in a statement. “He has a huge heart and I have enjoyed our strong chemistry during the time together.

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“I feel the best direction for my development is to transition to a new training model with the LTA supporting in the interim.”

Raducanu is striving to find the best coaching solution after some failed experiments with coaches since her run to US Open glory under the watch of Andrew Richardson last September.

The teenager dispensed with Richardson’s services after her heroics in New York, amid reports that she wanted to work with a coach who has experience at the highest level of the game.

Now she will work with a familiar face in Bates, who is head of women’s tennis at the LTA and has been a presence in Raducanu’s development in the high-quality coaching set-up at the National Tennis Centre in south London.

“The speed and acceleration that she has put into her career are astonishing. She was ranked 350 back in the summer and is now going to be breaking the top 50,” said Bates after Raducanu’s US Open win last year.

“I always believed she had a great shot of having a fantastic career but the