Emma Raducanu Splits With Another Coach After Nick Cavaday Leaves Her Team
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Emma Raducanu's coaching chaos has returned after Nick Cavaday left his position as her coach.
The Briton has gone through an extraordinary number of coaches for a 22-year-old. She started playing regularly on the WTA Tour a few months into 2021 and became a worldwide star after her memorable run to the 2021 US Open title.
Raducanu worked with Nigel Sears before appointing Andrew Richardson after the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. Richardson oversaw her remarkable run at the US Open as an 18-year-old qualifier.
That stunning success meant there was widespread shock when Raducanu fired him a few weeks later because she wanted to work with someone who had more experience coaching players on the WTA Tour.
However, that decision was followed by a string of short-term and unsuccessful collaborations with Torben Beltz, Angelique Kerber's former coach, Dmitry Tursunov, Anett Kontaveit's former coach, and Sebastian Sachs.
Raducanu not forming a successful partnership with any of those high-profile coaches was curious and raised legitimate questions about whether she was ending partnerships too quickly or being challenging to work with.
Cavaday, her childhood coach, became her coach at the start of 2024 when the young star returned to tennis after a lengthy injury. Raducanu had a mixed season, but there were some promising moments, especially in her Billie Jean King Cup performances.
Although Iga Swiatek thrashed her in the third round of the ongoing Australian Open, Raducanu's run to that stage in her first tournament of 2025 was a good effort. It could indicate that Cavaday's work over the last 12 months had a positive impact.
However, the Briton will need to find the seventh coach of her professional career to build on that success after Cavaday announced he left her team to prioritize spending more time at home for his health.
"At this moment in time, it's important for me to spend some more time at home and prioritize getting back to full health, which is hard to do with the extensive calendar. I am glad Emma is back to being established on tour now."
Raducanu is grateful for the support Cavaday gave after she returned from her severe 2023 injuries that required surgery and expects to stay in coach with her childhood coach.
"I'd like to thank Nick for a great partnership over the last year and a bit, especially post-surgeries. I wish him all the best in his next chapter and no doubt we'll stay in touch."
The 22-year-old is currently preparing for the WTA 250 tournament in Singapore. Raducanu has not reached a final since that incredible moment at the US Open, and a 250-level event might be her best chance of ending that streak.
Hopefully, Raducanu will be fully fit for the rest of the season. She withdrew from her opening tournament of 2025, the ASB Classic, and managed the back spasm that led to her pulling out throughout the Australian Open.
Raducanu hired Yutaka Nakamura, Naomi Osaka's and Maria Sharapova's former fitness coach, before the 2025 season began, so she should be in good hands for the rest of the year.
