Tennis icon Martina Navratilova has questioned Emma Raducanu\u2019s decision-making regarding the repeated coaching changes across her career.<\/p>\n
World No 23 Raducanu announced her split from Francisco Roig, a former coach of Rafael Nadal<\/a>, back in January, bringing an end to a short-lived partnership that had only started the previous summer.<\/p>\n Spaniard Roig was the latest in a long line of coaches to come and go from Raducanu\u2019s<\/a> team, with the Brit having worked with the likes of Nigel Sears, Andrew Richardson, Torben Beltz, and Nick Cavaday \u2014 among others \u2014 since making her tour debut in 2021.<\/p>\n Tennis News<\/p>\n Miami Open withdrawal list: 20 players out as Djokovic & Raducanu among 4 Grand Slam winners<\/a><\/p>\n Novak Djokovic\u2019s Miami Open withdrawal leaves Martina Navratilova concerned for one reason<\/a><\/p>\n After splitting with Roig, Raducanu was initially working with Alexis Canter on a temporary basis, and revealed ahead of her Indian Wells campaign that she was reluctant to hire a sole permanent coach for a long-term period<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Brit worked with long-time confidante Mark Petchey during Indian Wells<\/a>, and was also set to work with him during the Miami Open before her withdrawal.<\/p>\n Raducanu\u2019s repeated coaching changes and recent comments have attracted attention, and 18-time Grand Slam singles champion Navratilova<\/a> is among those sceptical of her approach.<\/p>\n Speaking to Sky Sports<\/a>, the tennis legend claimed that Raducanu\u2019s failure to stick with a coach on a long-term basis was the \u201cbiggest mistake\u201d of her career.<\/p>\n \u201cYou need somebody full-time,\u201d said Navratilova.<\/p>\n \u201cYou don\u2019t need to have a great coach all the time. Maybe somebody even part-time, which is kind of what she\u2019s got.<\/p>\n \u201cBut you still have to stay consistent and get this person to get to know you, get the history and give them a chance to make a difference. You can\u2019t expect results to come right away \u2014 that\u2019s a long process.<\/p>\n \u201cYou need to buy into the coach and stay there for a little bit longer.<\/p>\n \u201cI think that\u2019s the biggest mistake \u2014 she\u2019s been through too many people, and then you get so many different ideas, and you don\u2019t quite know which one to stick with.\u201d<\/p>\n After a 52-minute loss to Amanda Anisimova ended her Indian Wells campaign last fortnight, Raducanu was set to return to action at the second half of the \u2018Sunshine Double\u2019 in Miami, with the Brit reaching the quarter-final of the event twelve months ago.<\/p>\n However, Raducanu withdrew from the WTA 1000 event on Monday<\/a>, with the former US Open champion still struggling with the illness that severely disrupted her Middle East swing last month.<\/p>\n She is now set to return to action at the WTA 500 event in Linz in early April<\/a>, where she will kickstart her clay-court season.<\/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.<\/p>\n