Published On: Thu, Mar 5th, 2026
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Emma Raducanu fed up listening to coaches who don’t fit | Tennis | Sport

Emma Raducanu has said that she feels her natural way of playing has been ‘coached out’ of her, with the Brit eager to get back to that style.

Speaking to BBC Sport, Raducanu has outlined the plan going forward: “Right now, it’s more about bringing my instincts back out, getting back in touch with myself,” she said.

“I have had a lot of people telling me what to do, how to play, and it hasn’t necessarily fit.

“So I want to come back to my natural way of playing. That takes time to relearn because that’s something that has been coached out of me a little bit.

“I don’t necessarily want to have one coach in the role because anyone I bring in is straight away going to be scrutinised – even if it’s a trial.

“I might feel the pressure to stick with them, even if it’s not necessarily the right decision.

“I would love to have a coach that works well, but I don’t think it’s necessarily going to be easy to find one person and they are going to check every box.

“I definitely have my mind open to it. It’s just that I would rather someone not come in and tell me ‘let’s do this’, and I disagree with it but have to listen to them.

“So far Alexis [Canter] has been really good, but I am definitely going to tap into a few people here and there.”

The 23-year-old’s ranking means that she was given a bye into the second round of the tournament in California. She will play Anastasia Zakharova in the round of 64, after she overcame Ella Seidel in the first round.