The US Open champion’s decision to work with Dmitry Tursunov has been called ‘a real shame’ by a Labour MP
For much of the past few months, as she travelled the world without a permanent coach and assured all who asked that she could succeed while in full control of her destiny, Emma Raducanu’s decisions were the subject of intense, constant attention. She may have now addressed those concerns, but there will be no end to the inspection of her choices.
Earlier this week Raducanu enlisted the coaching talents of the former top 20 ATP player, Dmitry Tursunov, as her coach on a trial period ahead of the North American hard court swing and her US Open title defence. The hiring of Tursunov, a Russian coach, has led to significant criticism of her decision to work alongside a Russian person as the invasion of Ukraine continues.