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Emma Raducanu has parted company with another coach as the US Open champion seeks the right combination to keep her at the top of the game.
The world number 11, who was a shock winner at Flushing Meadows last September, announced on Tuesday she and Torben Beltz would no longer be working together.
German coach Beltz came on board in November but departs as Raducanu plots the way forward ahead of the French Open and Wimbledon. The 19-year-old Raducanu says she needs “a new training model”.
Beltz becomes the third coach to move on from working with Raducanu in the last 12 months. She swapped Nigel Sears for Andrew Richardson, who was in her corner at the US Open, before electing to bring on board the experienced Beltz, who previously worked with Angelique Kerber and Donna Vekic.
Raducanu said of her decision: “I want to thank Torben for his dedication. He has a huge heart and I have enjoyed our strong chemistry during the time together.”
She is preparing to play at the Madrid Open and will be assisted there by Iain Bates, the long-serving head of women’s tennis at the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA).
Raducanu has yet to indicate what direction she will go in regarding her next full-time hire, although working with the teenager is likely to remain an attractive prospect for leading coaches.
She said: “The best direction for my development is to transition to a new training model with the LTA supporting in the interim.”
Although Raducanu has continued to climb the WTA rankings, she has managed just five wins from 12 matches on tour this year, losing a close contest to world number one Iga Swiatek in the Stuttgart quarter-finals last week.
