Emma Raducanu – Mischa Zverev believes in Das Gelbe vom Ball: “She doesn’t have a real plan”

For Mischa Zverev in Eurosport Podcast Das Gelbe vom Ball a sign of a lack of security: “She played Wimbledon excellently and changed coaches immediately afterwards. She plays the US Open incredibly, wins all matches in two sets and changes coaches again. Means: I don’t think she understands exactly how herself or why she wins.”

Barbara Rittner also particularly regretted the “disappointing” separation from Beltz, Angelique Kerber’s former successful coach. “There was a certain light-heartedness paired with Torben’s easy-going nature – and yet they worked hard,” explained the 49-year-old.

“Great concern about the people”

“All in all, of course, there is a great deal of unrest about Emma Raducanu,” said Rittner Eurosport Podcast Das Gelbe vom Ball. “There were always four or five people on the court. I don’t know if you’re doing her a favor. But of course there’s just a lot of interest. She’s incredibly popular in England,” explained the national coach of the German Tennis Association.

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“Everyone jumps on her internationally, she has great contracts and has to make an awful lot of mandatory appointments. And of course that puts a strain on such a young player,” said Rittner. What she needs is “a structure,” explained Zverev. “She’s still missing that a bit,” said the former number 25 in the world rankings, who also criticized the frequent change of coaches.

The inconsistency in the coach’s position is a “sign that either you or your team, your parents or the management don’t have a real plan at the moment – or you don’t know yourself – what you need exactly,” explained the Eurosport expert and added to: “I think the next few months – maybe years – will be complicated until she herself becomes more mature as a person.”

And Rittner also expects that Raducanu will “go through a very continuous, great development” in the coming years, with regard to the French Open (from May 22 live on free TV on Eurosport 1 and on Eurosport on Joyn) but clearly: “I don’t see them among the favorites in the next major tournaments.”