Clijsters Slams Raducanu After Her Eighth Coach in Five Years: "Who Makes These Decisions for Her?"

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Emma Raducanu has a problem with coaches. The young British player has been a victim of expectations and pressure since her dazzling appearance at 18, winning the title of US Open 2021. However, she has not managed to find the right fit with all the coaches she has had since then and now totals eight in five years.

The latest one was Francis Roig, with whom she started last summer, and six months later, she has decided to part ways with the Spanish coach after the Australian Open. "You have been more than a coach to me, and I will always remember the good times we had both on and off the court. While we have come to the conclusion together that we should not move forward, I want you to know that I am very grateful for all you have taught me, and I appreciate the time we shared," said Emma Raducanu, who is currently competing in the WTA Cluj-Napoca without a confirmed coach but already qualified for the quarterfinals.

However, this latest decision made by the 23-year-old has disappointed a champion of four Grand Slams like Kim Clijsters (US Open 2005, 2009, 2010; Australian Open 2011), who criticized the British player in an interview on the Love All podcast.

Kim Clijsters expressed her frustration with Emma Raducanu's recent decisions

"When I hear those kinds of things, I am curious to know who makes those decisions. Is it her? Her agent? Her father? There are many things that intrigue me in that situation. Who makes these decisions for her? Who makes her panic so quickly?".

"Because she has had very good coaches she has worked with in the past, coaches who take their time and understand that developing and adjusting technique and tactical gameplay takes time. Working on that takes time."

She draws a parallel with the situation of the British player at a football club...

"For me, it's almost like a football club, it's like a football approach when they have a couple of bad games at the start of the season and just hired a new coach, and then after a few matches, they lose, fire him, and move on to the next one."

She gives a piece of advice to Raducanu

"I think it would be good for her to learn to strive and find someone she really connects with, and then work hard to build a longer-lasting coaching relationship and have that long-term approach in mind, or for whoever makes that decision to have it.".

"It takes time for a coach to do their job, right? And it's about finding the balance between giving time to trust the coach and giving time for the effects a coach can have," says a highly respected voice in tennis who doesn't understand the ups and downs of Emma Raducanu.
 

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Clijsters carga contra Raducanu tras su octavo entrenador en cinco años: "¿Quién toma estas decisiones por ella?"