(Tennis news) Following her historic US Open win, British tennis player Emma Raducanu has decided to part ways with coach Andrew Richardson who coached the 18 year old at Bromley Tennis Centre. However, it seems that Richardson no longer is the ‘experienced mentor’ that Raducanu requires to guide her through the next steps of her career.

At an event held by the Lawn Tennis Association at the National Tennis Center, Raducanu said "Where I was at after Wimbledon, I was ranked around 200 in the world and at the time I thought Andrew would be a great coach to trial so we went to the States but never did I even dream of winning the US Open and having the run I did and now I'm ranked 22 in the world, which is pretty crazy to me."

"I feel like at this stage in my career, and playing the top players in the world, I realised I really need someone right now that has had that WTA Tour experience at the high levels, which means that I'm looking for someone who has been at that level and knows what it takes.

"And especially right now because I'm so new to it, I really need someone to guide me who's already been through that.

“Obviously having such an experience with your team, it's tough to have that conversation with anyone, but I think for me it's just really what I need.," Raducanu concluded.

Raducanu does not expect to make a decision until the end of the season but would have noted that renowned coach Darren Cahill is available, following his split from tennis player Simona Halep. Raducanu previously parted ways with Nigel Sears after Wimbledon and seems to have no hesitation in making such crucial decisions so early in her career.

With the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells starting on October 6th, Raducanu said “I'll decide in the next few days where I'm going to go to but, wherever I play next, I'm going to make sure I'm ready. I don't want to jump into things too early."

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