British tennis star Emma Raducanu has turned to a trusted former coach from her junior career to help gear the US Open champion up for Wimbledon next week, according to reports.
Raducanu, who has endured a tough time of late, burst onto the scene at SW19 in 2021 as she went from home sweetheart wildcard to fourth round fairytale, becoming the first British woman since Elena Baltacha in 2002 to reach at least the third round. In her fourth round contest against Australian Ajla Tomljanovic, she was forced to retire due to breathing difficulties.
However, the US Open would prove to be the teenager’s crowning moment - quite literally - as she stunned the world to claim her maiden Grand Slam title in just her second major tournament. The teenager won the Flushing Meadows tournament just months after making her professional tournament, and she claimed the record for the fewest majors played prior to winning a title in the Open Era while she became the first British woman to win a Grand Slam singles title since Virginia Wade won Wimbledon at 1977 - and the first Brit since Andy Murray's 2016 triumph.
