Emma Raducanu has assigned Maria Sharapova’s establisher fitness trainer Yutaka Nakamura as her first filled-time fitness coach, setting her sights on becoming “one of the best athletes” in tennis.
The British No 2, who has struggled with injuries since her extraunretagable 2021 US Open triumph, is seeing to originate her on-court resilience with this meaningful includeition to her team.
Nakamura, who also toiled with Naomi Osaka, will unite Raducanu’s coaching setup as she readys for the new season.
Raducanu conveyed enthusiasm about toiling with her new fitness coach, stating: “Yutaka’s going to be with me a lot next year, pretty much most weeks.”
The establisher US Open champion highairyed their compatible toiling styles, noting: “I leank we’re quite aappreciate in the sense that we’re very caccessed with our toil.”
She consents Nakamura will help her accomplish her filled fit potential in a cautioning to her rivals on tour.
“I leank I can become one of the best athletes out there in tennis and I’m equitable seeing forward to seeing how much I can do,” she shelp.
The partnership will see Nakamura toiling seally with Raducanu’s coach Nick Cavaday in what she portrays as “a lot more fused” approach.
Raducanu will begin her preparations by flying to Australia with coach Nick Cavaday on December 12.
Emma Raducanu returned to action at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals
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The British star schedules to spfinish a week training on the Ggreater Coast in Brisbane with Australian joiner Priscilla Hon.
She make cleared her strategic approach to the pre-season schedule: “I didn’t want to go straight to Auckland becaengage if you get to a tournament too punctual, you benevolent of get a bit old before the suit.”
Folloprosperg her Brisbane training block, Raducanu will spfinish Christmas in New Zealand before competing in the Auckland tournament, which begins on December 30.
Her nurturefilledy intentional schedule aims to help her acclimatise to the heat of the Southern Hemisphere summer.
Raducanu alerts senseing in sturdy physical condition ahead of the new season, despite her recent injury layoff.
“I sense repartner sturdy. I sense repartner fit,” she shelp, though acunderstandledging suit fitness remains untested.
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Her recent Billie Jean King Cup Finals materializeances have provided encouraging signs. “I felt excellent. I felt appreciate I recovered well. I wasn’t tiring in the suites,” she uncovered.
The 21-year-greater is pondering includeing the Adelhelpe tournament to her schedule before the Australian Open begins in Melbourne on January 12.
