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The solitary nature of tennis means that Emma Raducanu is not in any hurry to appoint a coach to guide her through the next phase of her career.
The US Open champion, preparing to make her return later this week, made clear she does not see it as a priority after choosing not to renew her deal with Andrew Richardson, who proved such a perfect fit at Flushing Meadows.
'At the end of the day you're out there on your own and you have to be your own coach on the court so I'm pretty comfortable,' she said, ahead of her debut at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells in southern California.
Emma Raducanu is in 'no rush' to appoint a new full-time coach at this present moment in time
Former British No 1 Jeremy Bates (back) had been added to Raducanu's team recently
Raducanu is working there with former British number one Jeremy Bates, GB's national women's coach, but she suggested this was unlikely to become permanent.
Her hitting partner for the week is understood to be Raymond Sarmiento, a 29 year-old American ranked 456 by the ATP, who was at 300 last year before a long-term injury struck.
'Jeremy is part of women's tennis at the LTA so while he's here he's helping me out,' she said. 'Going forward, I'm just going to wait and try find the right
