Raducanu looks for new coach as Cavaday steps back

After Nick Cavaday stepped down from the position to “prioritize getting back to full health,” Emma Raducanu is looking for a new coach.

Britain’s Raducanu went through a string of coaches before turning to Cavaday, who worked with her as a junior, shortly before last year’s Australian Open.

The 22-year-old missed the majority of the 2023 season after wrist and ankle surgeries, but returned to the world’s top 60 last season under Cavaday’s guidance.

“I’d like to thank Nick for a great partnership over the last year and a bit, especially post-surgeries”, Raducanu said.

“I wish him the best of luck with his upcoming chapter,” he said, “and I’m sure we’ll keep in touch.”

Raducanu is now looking for her seventh full-time position in a professional capacity.

Before Andrew Richardson helped the teenage qualifier become a history at the US Open later that year, she was coached by Nigel Sears when she broke through at Wimbledon in 2021.

Former childhood coach Cavaday, who has known her since she was 10 years old, proved a more stable presence.

In December, Raducanu said she enjoyed the continuity she felt with Cavaday, adding it was not her “philosophy to chop and change coaches”.

“I’ve never really wanted that. In the past, unfortunately, it hasn’t always worked like this”, she told a small group of British reporters at the National Tennis Centre.

“When I enjoy it, and it’s a good energy, then it’s a nice feeling.

” I also see how much I’ve developed in the last year as well, on and off the court. “

Cavaday, 38, worked with Raducanu up to the Australian Open, where she lost in the third round.

Since leaving Melbourne, Raducanu has travelled to Singapore for a WTA 250 event with fitness trainer Yutaka Nakamura.

” I am very happy to have been able to work with Emma over the last 14 months, “said Cavaday.

With the extensive calendar, it’s important for me to spend some more time at home and prioritize recovering from a full body, which is difficult to do.