Tennis fans rejoice as Emma Raducanu makes a “wonderful” move ahead of the 2025 season

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Emma Raducanu may be making a big change to her squad with the 2025 season on the horizon.

The Brit returned to the WTA Tour in January after an eight-month injury layoff due to ankle and double wrist surgery.

But 2024 has been another year full of fitness issues for Raducanu, as a foot injury forced her to withdraw from the Korea Open.

Injuries have proved to be the proverbial Achilles heel of Emma Raducanu’s career so far, but fans are intrigued by the prospect of someone new joining her team.

What have fans said about a possible change to Emma Raducanu’s team?

According to the TelegraphRaducanu is in talks to hire fitness trainer Yutaka Nakamura.

He worked with future tennis Hall of Famer Maria Sharapova for eight years and also spent some time working with Naomi Osaka. The duo has won a combined nine Grand Slam titles.

This will be a positive sign from Raducanu who is determined to overcome her injury problems and fans are happy to hear about her plans.

X-user @vossy1973 said: “Wonderful news,” while @konallis wrote: “Given her issues with injuries and apparent concerns about playing a heavy schedule, a full-time fitness coach seems like a positive move.”

@KitmanForbesy said: “Good move. Hopefully this will help move Emma forward,” while @Yoyasanhut added: “I hope it will happen soon.”

PARIS, FRANCE May 25. Naomi Osaka of Japan leaves training on court Simonne Mathieu with coach Yutaka Nakamura during the preparation for the 2021 Fr...
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Is Emma Raducanu injured now?

After Raducanu’s first-round exit at the US Open, she began her Asian swing at the Korea Open on 17 September.

But she was forced to withdraw from her quarter-final against Daria Kasatkina due to a foot injury and missed the rest of the Asian swing as a result.

However, Raducanu is set to return to action at the Billie Jean King Cup, which is set to begin on November 13.

Ahead of the tournament, a statement from her team confirmed that the former US Open champion is fit and ready to represent her country.

“Emma is training well and her focus is to be with the team next week,” they said. Raducanu is set to become Britain’s number two behind Katie Boulter at the Billie Jean King Cup final.

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