sport news JOHN LLOYD: Emma Raducanu must avoid mirroring Watford's managerial ... trends now JOHN LLOYD: Emma Raducanu must avoid mirroring Watford's managerial merry-go-round with her coaches... she has to settle on one so she can advance her promising career Emma Raducanu has struggled to make headway in tournaments since US Open The young Brit has chopped and changed her coaches on a number of occasion She must find someone she can bond with and then develop with them Changing to learn from a number of different individuals is codswallop By John Lloyd For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:45 BST, 28 May 2022 | Updated: 00:25 BST, 29 May 2022 Viewcomments Emma Raducanu is far more than a one-hit wonder — I really believe that. There is so much more to come from her. She’s just having a little problem at the moment. She needs to make sure she does not become the Watford of tennis and hire and fire a different coach every two months. Raducanu worked with Nigel Sears for her run to the Wimbledon fourth round last year. Then she won the US Open with Andrew Richardson on a trial basis — but even helping a qualifier win a Grand Slam without dropping a set wasn’t enough to earn him the full-time role. Emma Raducanu once again struggled as she was knocked out in the second round Since then, she’s already gone through Jeremy Bates and Torben Beltz. She didn’t even bring a coach to Roland Garros, where she was knocked out in the second round. She’s said she wants to adopt a ‘new training model’ which involves her taking bits and bobs from various experts and consultants. I disagree with that approach completely. Some people will look at it and say that Raducanu is merely soaking up what she can from one coach then moving on to the next, and doing the same again. More people, more things to learn. The young star needs to go back to basics and employ a coach for the long-term Emma Raducanu recently parted ways with coach Torben Beltz That is absolute codswallop. You need to find someone who you can bond with and then stay with them. Tennis is about bonding. You are a team. Your coach should understand you, know how you work, what you need and when you need it. You need to be able to turn to them about anything. They need to know how to pick you up when you’re down. It’s as much about what happens off the court as on it. It’s more than just tactics and training. You cannot get that by having someone new on the scene every two or three months. You’re starting the whole engine again — it doesn’t work that way. Hopefully, she’ll get rid of that habit — though I’m not sure it’s her habit but that of others around her — because her ability is amazing. We are lucky to have seen another Grand Slam champion. It may not happen again for a while, but I do believe there’s much more to come. Emma Raducanu was joined by Ian Bates over the last few weeks while not having a coach Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility