Emma Raducanu has began working with Yutaka Nakamura, the health coach identified for his work with Maria Sharapova and Naomi Osaka.
The 22-year-old, who will fly to Brisbane subsequent week for some heat climate coaching earlier than the brand new season, says Nakamura might be along with her “just about most weeks” of the yr.
Accidents have acted as a persistent handbrake on Raducanu’s profession since she gained the US Open as a youngster in 2021.
However following a trial earlier within the autumn, she feels now could be the fitting time so as to add a devoted health professional to her workforce.
“I feel he’s going to assist me simply actually discover how far I can go, like athletically,” Raducanu stated.
“I feel it is a massive power of mine that I’ve nowhere close to fulfilled. I feel I can turn out to be probably the greatest athletes on the market in tennis and I am simply trying ahead to seeing how a lot I can do.
“My pure athleticism is one thing that I’ve to make use of. I’ve to hone it, I’ve to shine it, it is nonetheless fairly uncooked and I do not assume anyplace close to totally developed so he’ll assist me discover that.”
Nakamura has been coaching with Raducanu and her coach Nick Cavaday on the Nationwide Tennis Centre in London all week.
After Christmas in New Zealand, Raducanu will begin the season in Auckland on the finish of December and likewise hopes to play in Adelaide earlier than the Australian Open begins on 12 January.
