Raducanu Renews Coaching Search as Cavaday Steps Aside

By Richard Pagliaro | @TennisNow  | Friday, January 24, 2025

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Emma Raducanu is renewing her teaching search.  

Nick Cavaday has stepped down as Raducanu’s coach to be able to spend time at residence and absolutely regain his well being.

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Cavaday, Raducanu’s former junior coach who has identified her since she was 10 years previous, introduced his determination in a press release.

“At this second in time, it’s necessary for me to spend some extra time at residence and prioritize getting again to full well being, which is difficult to do with the intensive calendar,” Cavaday stated in a press release. “I’m glad Emma is again to being established on tour now.”

Reuniting with Cavaday after present process ankle surgical procedure and surgical procedure to each wrists within the spring of 2023, the 22-year-old Briton delivered a bounce-back season final 12 months.

The 2021 US Open champion Raducanu reached the Wimbledon spherical of 16 and quarterfinals at Washington, DC and Seoul in her closing 4 tournaments of the 2024 season to complete final season ranked No. 58.

“I would wish to thank Nick for an amazing partnership over the past 12 months and a bit, particularly post-surgeries,” Raducanu stated. “I want him all the very best in his subsequent chapter and little question we’ll keep in contact.”

The One hundred and fiftieth-ranked Briton made historical past as the primary participant—man or lady—to play by way of qualifying and seize a Grand Slam singles title on the 2021 US Open.

That phenomenal Flushing Meadows triumph accelerated Raducanu’s studying curve and, she stated, uncovered her to the “sharks” inside the sport.

At the moment ranked No. 61, Raducanu superior to the Australian Open third spherical final week.

A revved up Swiatek ran by way of 11 consecutive video games razing Raducanu 6-1, 6-0 to cost into the Australian Open fourth spherical for the fifth time.

Now, Raducanu will search the seventh coach of her professional profession after working with Cavaday, Nigel Sears, Andrew Richardson, Torben Beltz, Iain Bates and Sebastian Sachz.