Emma Raducanu new coach is Nick Cavaday

• Emma Raducanu new coach is Nick Cavaday
• She is set to return to action in 2024
• The 21-year-old British tennis star dropped out of the 2023 season

Emma Raducanu new coach is Nick Cavaday who will steer her as she returns to the WTA Tour season in 2024.

She is set to return to action in 2024 after a full recovery from surgery on her both wrists and ankle. The 21-year-old British tennis star dropped out of the 2023 season after developing unending flashes of pain in her wrists and ankle when playing.

Emma Raducanu New Coach is Nick Cavaday

She picked Cavaday as she prepares to make a comeback and win more Grand Slams. Cavaday will be her sixth coach in a span of two years. Raducanu was previously coached by Andrew Richardson, Nigel Sears, Sebastian Sachs, Torben Beltz and Russian Dmitry Tursonov.

There were concerns about her tennis career due to the absence of a coach but she was not worried at all.

Tennis coach Nick Cavaday. Photo/The Times

Who is Nick Cavaday?

Nick Cavaday, is a highly regarded coach. He served at the LTA’s National Academy in Loughborough until he departed earlier this year. As an LTA Master Performance Coach, he has guided the development of ATP players such as Aljaz Bedene and British Davis Cup champion Dominic Inglot.

Cavaday has achieved notable success with British players at various levels, excelling in both singles and doubles at senior and junior stages.

The Loughborough National Academy functions as a training hub for the top British players, with emerging talents like Mimi Xu making strides within its ranks.

Cavaday, whose sister Naomi attained a top 200 ranking in her career, played a pivotal role in Raducanu’s early tennis days at Bromley Tennis Club.

Who Picked Nick Cavaday as Emma Raducanu’s New Coach?

Emma Raducanu. Photo/Sky Sports

According to reports, there is a longstanding relationship between Cavaday and Raducanu’s influential father, Ian.

Max Eisenbud, Raducanu’s agent said that Ian is heavily involved in the major choices that surround his daughter.  He added that his firm has little say in such matters because the Raducanu’s call the shots.

Eisenbud while speaking on Tennis Podcast said part of the family’s philosophy is being at the centre of their daughter’s career. This means they make crucial decisions on her behalf.

“The coaching situation, right or wrong, and this is something that her dad and Emma pretty much control on all the coaching stuff. That has been their philosophy up through the juniors,” Eisenbud said.

“They never had coaches for a long time. You’ve probably heard of that. For them, that is calm waters, having a coach for five months and going on to someone else.

He further stated that while all this is not normal, it affects her chances to win a Grand Slam. Eisenbud notes that this constant change of coaches is more popular among women tennis players than among male tennis players.

British tennis player Emma Raducanu. Photo/Eurosport

“I think you see players changing coaches all the time, particularly on the women’s tour. I think people have a hard time understanding how you can get to the fourth round of Wimbledon and then how you don’t keep working with Nigel Sears, who is a great coach and a great guy,” he remarked.

The agent told critics to tone down on Raducanu’s way of handling her tennis career noting that it could remain this way for a lifetime.

He told the Podcast that with Ian around, there will be a lot of coach changes from time to time because he is inclined to such a philosophy.

Why Does Emma Raducanu Have Many Coaches?

The British tennis star opened up in October 2023 on why she has had multiple coaches in a relatively short time. She said that her inquisitive nature turn off most of the coaches she has worked with.

She asks a lot of questions to understand things in depth and it doesn’t sit well with some of her coaches.

“I ask a lot of questions of my coaches. On certain occasions, they haven’t been able to keep up with the questions I’ve asked them and maybe that’s why they don’t follow through,” She told BBC Radio 4 in an interview.