Tennis: US Open champion Raducanu works with German coach Torben Beltz, Tennis News & Top Stories

LINZ, AUSTRIA (REUTERS) – US Open champion Emma Raducanu has appointed German Torben Beltz as his new coach, the British said when he was beaten in his opening match at the Linz Open in Austria on Tuesday (November 9).

Raducanu, 18, had been without a coach since he resigned from Andrew Richardson two weeks after his surprise victory at Flushing Meadows in September, where he became the first qualifier to win the Major.

“Of course, it is a great privilege to work with such an experienced coach. I am really excited to work with him throughout the pre-season and next year,” Linz’s top investor Raducanu told reporters. his loss 6-1 6-7 (0) 7-5 to the Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu.

“A very positive feeling about all the work to come.”

Beltz, who recently resigned with his compatriot Angelique Kerber, led the former world champion to the Australian Open and US Open championships in 2016.

“He’s apparently worked with Kerber, who is such a great player and has played very well and won three Slam tournaments, and I think this experience will definitely help someone as inexperienced as me …” Raducanu added.

“He’s also a really positive, happy guy who brings great energy to the team, so I think it’s also important when traveling on the road for quite some time on tour.”

The 44-year-old will also coach Croatian Donna Vekic from 2017-2020 and help her break into the top 20 before returning to Kerber’s team last year.