{"id":1947897,"date":"2026-05-21T19:46:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T16:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1947897"},"modified":"2026-05-21T19:46:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T16:46:40","slug":"john-mcenroe-backs-emma-raducanu-after-overturning-nonsensical-coaching-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1947897","title":{"rendered":"John McEnroe backs Emma Raducanu after overturning &#8216;nonsensical&#8217; coaching decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">John McEnroe backs Emma Raducanu after overturning \u2018nonsensical\u2019 coaching decision<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/oliver-paton\" class=\"text-sm 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break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Emma Raducanu with John McEnroe inset                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>John McEnroe has backed Emma Raducanu\u2019s decision to rehire Andrew Richardson, branding her previous decision to part ways with him as \u201cnonsensical\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, just days before beginning her French Open campaign, the Brit confirmed that Richardson would be returning to her coaching team.<\/p>\n<p>The pair famously enjoyed remarkable success together in 2021, when Richardson guided <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/emma-raducanu\">Raducanu<\/a> to the US Open title after less than two months of working together.<\/p>\n<p>That triumph saw Raducanu become the first qualifier in history to win a Grand Slam singles title, completing one of the most extraordinary runs tennis has ever witnessed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like at this stage in my career, and playing the top players in the world, I realised I really need someone right now that has had that WTA Tour experience at the high levels, which means that I\u2019m looking for someone who has been at that level and knows what it takes,\u201d she stated just one week after her stunning New York victory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd especially right now because I\u2019m so new to it, I really need someone to guide me who\u2019s already been through.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Latest Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/mens-french-open-draw-djokovic-fonseca-hurdle-sinner-zverev-headline-draw\">French Open 2026 men\u2019s draw: Djokovic handed early hurdles, whilst Sinner &amp; Zverev headline<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/jannik-sinner-french-open-draw-easy-favourite\">Jannik Sinner gets a \u2018lucky\u2019 French Open draw \u2013 but everything looks simple for the Italian right now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since then, Raducanu has continued searching for a long-term coaching setup capable of helping her rediscover that level of success and consistency.<\/p>\n<p>The former US Open champion has worked with nine different coaches since turning professional, including a short spell with former Rafael Nadal coach Francisco Roig at the beginning of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>Her original split from Richardson surprised many within the tennis world, particularly given the success they achieved together in New York.<\/p>\n<p>McEnroe, a seven-time Grand Slam singles champion, recently shared his thoughts on Raducanu\u2019s decision to reunite with the coach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was amazed that she got rid of the coach in the first place,\u201d McEnroe told TNT Sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m like: \u2018Why the hell would you get rid of your coach a couple of weeks or a month after you won the US Open?\u2019 I never understood that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was surprised because athletes are very superstitious, you don\u2019t change the winning formula. You came from nowhere and you won this US Open the way she did, it would seem like it would be nonsensical to me to do what she did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McEnroe also questioned whether clay is currently the surface best suited to Raducanu\u2019s game, while suggesting Wimbledon may offer her the strongest opportunity to make a deep run this summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo me, grass would clearly be her more comfortable opportunity against the top players,\u201d said the American.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t see her as nearly as comfortable on clay. I think that\u2019s her least-comfortable surface.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs it too little, too late? She\u2019s still young. I don\u2019t know physically where she\u2019s at, mentally, there\u2019s a lot of issues that I\u2019m not familiar enough with.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I would certainly think that the hope would be to have her, even though there\u2019s a lot more pressure on her in Wimbledon, that she would have a much better chance of doing something big there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Raducanu will next compete at the French Open, which takes place from May 24 to June 6, opening her campaign against world No 67 Solana Sierra, with Jasmine Paolini potentially awaiting in the second round<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John McEnroe backs Emma Raducanu after overturning \u2018nonsensical\u2019 coaching decision Oliver Paton 21 May 2026 8:46 PM Emma Raducanu with John McEnroe inset John McEnroe has backed Emma Raducanu\u2019s decision to rehire Andrew Richardson, branding her previous decision to part ways with him as \u201cnonsensical\u201d. 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