Former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli has urged Emma Raducanu to copy Aryna Sabalenka\u2019s approach and maintain a long-term relationship with her next coach.<\/p>\n
World No 28 Raducanu<\/a> is currently without a permanent coach, following her split from Francisco Roig after a disappointing Australian Open campaign in January<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Brit and Roig had only started working together last August, and Raducanu\u2019s split from the Spaniard was the latest in a long line of ultimately short-lived partnerships.<\/p>\n Iga Swiatek latest schedule decision described as \u2018very smart\u2019 by Serena Williams\u2019 former coach<\/a><\/p>\n WTA Rankings Race to Riyadh: Sabalenka ahead of Rybakina, Swiatek drops to 11th<\/a><\/p>\n Since making her WTA Tour debut in 2021, the former US Open champion has worked with a string of coaches, including, but not exclusively, Andrew Richardson, Torben Beltz, and Dmitry Tursunov, with her partnership with Nick Cavaday the only one to last longer than last year.<\/p>\n In the aftermath of her split from Roig, Raducanu has worked with long-time confidantes Alexis Canter and Mark Petchey, and revealed earlier in March that she was not focused on looking for \u201cone coach\u201d to step in and work with her<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, former world No 7 Bartoli<\/a> believes this is the wrong approach and has urged Raducanu to look to Sabalenka for inspiration.<\/p>\n Sabalenka<\/a> has been coached by Anton Dubrov since 2020, and has gone on to reach world No 1 and win four Grand Slam singles titles under his guidance.<\/p>\n Speaking to Sky Sports<\/em><\/a>, Bartoli claimed that Raducanu would not improve if she were unable to stick with a coach for a long-term period.<\/p>\n \u201cFor Emma to keep changing coaches is a difficult topic because you need to have some sort of stability,\u201d said Bartoli.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you look at the coaching system, Sabalenka has had the same coach for such a long period of time, and I think for Emma it\u2019s about trying to find the right fit!<\/p>\n She added: \u201cI do strongly believe she will need to find someone she can trust for a long period of time if she wants to improve.\u201d<\/p>\n Following her split from Roig, Raducanu reached her first final since the 2021 US Open at the Transylvania Open in Cluj this February.<\/p>\n However, the Brit sustained an illness that affected her across the Middle East swing, and which then saw her withdraw from the Miami Open after a disappointing Indian Wells campaign.<\/p>\n Raducanu has not yet confirmed or announced any new coaching hire, but she is set to return to action at the WTA 500 Linz Open next week<\/a>.<\/p>\n It will be the 23-year-old\u2019s first clay-court event of 2026, with Raducanu then set to play the WTA 1000 events in Madrid and Rome before the second Grand Slam event of the season at Roland Garros.<\/p>\n Want more from Tennis365? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n Read Next<\/strong>: WTA Rankings: Points Sabalenka, Gauff, Swiatek, Mboko, Raducanu, Eala will defend in April<\/a><\/p>\n The post Emma Raducanu told to follow Aryna Sabalenka\u2019s plan as coaching saga addressed by Wimbledon champion<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli has urged Emma Raducanu to copy Aryna Sabalenka\u2019s approach and maintain a long-term relationship with her next coach. World No 28 Raducanu is currently without a permanent coach, following her split from Francisco Roig after a disappointing Australian Open campaign in January. 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