Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rob Prange/Shutterstock (9773076ad) Dmitry Tursunov watches Aryna Sabalenka at the 2018 Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic WTA Premier 5 tennis tournament Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic, San Jose, USA - 28 Jul 2018
Emma Raducanu is leaving no stone unturned to change her fortunes as she prepares to defend her US Open title next month. In a latest update, the 19-year-old joins forces with coach Dmitry Tursunov.
The talented youngster shot to fame with a sensational performance at last year’s US Open. Progressing to the main draw from the qualifiers, she went on to win the Grand Slam without dropping a set. It was just her second Grand Slam appearance and she took the tennis world by storm. The Bromley-based lady didn’t give her opponents a sniff but since then, she has found the going quite tough.
Raducanu has not been able to win any other title after the US Open triumph. She has not gone past the second round in any of the three Grand Slams she has played since her phenomenal time at Flushing Meadows.
Now, the British No. 10 joins forces with Russian coach Dmitry Tursunov.
The Moscow-born coach, Dmitry Tursunov has worked with the likes of Anett Kontaveit and Aryna Sabalenka in the past. The two women have won 22 titles as of now.
Tursunov is a former tennis player who won 7 singles titles and 7 doubles titles in his career. His highest singles ranking was no. 20. He has won 51.4% of his singles matches with 231 wins and 218 losses. Tursunov was sponsored by Fila and Wilson. He helped Russia win the 2006 Davis Cup. He hung his boots in 2017 and started his coaching career.
He started working with Elena Vesnina from December 2017 to March 2018. A few months later, he began training Aryna Sabalenka and the partnership had two spells. The first one was from July 2018 to December 2019. The second phase was a short one that lasted only seven months. From August 2021 to June 2022, he had been guiding Anett Kontaveit. As a coach, he has helped his players to win a total of 14 titles.
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