Raducanu Rehires 2021 US Open Coach Richardson

Emma Raducanu has rehired Andrew Richardson as her coach, reuniting with the man who guided her to the 2021 US Open title, ahead of next week's Strasbourg tournament and the French Open.

The 23-year-old British number one, who trained with the 52-year-old Richardson at the Ferrer Tennis Academy in Spain last month, finalized the arrangement earlier this week. Richardson, a former world number 133, will accompany Raducanu on tour starting with her final warmup event in Strasbourg. "Grateful to have reconnected with someone who has known me for over a decade now and looking forward to building together one iteration at a time," Raducanu said.

Richardson recently stepped down as head coach at the academy to take the role, joining a support team that includes hitting partner Alexis Canter, physiotherapist Emma Stewart, former player Jane O'Donoghue and chiropractor Jerome Poupel, who has addressed Raducanu's chronic back issues.

Raducanu's preparations for Roland Garros have been disrupted by postviral symptoms stemming from an illness contracted during a tournament in Romania in February. She pushed through discomfort in Dubai and Doha before a heavy loss to Amanda Anisimova in...