Emma Raducanu uses “experience” and “vitality” as the key to confirm Baltz as the new coach

orben Beltz is hired as Emma RaducanuThe teenager’s new coach described her optimism about working for the German team next season.

An amazing year ranked number one in the UK End on tuesday She lost in the first round of the Linz Open, losing to Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu 6-1, 6-7 (0-7), 7-5.

When coaching in Austria, most of the pre-match conversations were directed at Baelz’s expected appointment.The 44-year-old player received training Angelique Kerber For a long time in her career, including her 2016 Australian Open and US Open victories.

Radukanu told reporters: “You cracked it. It’s obviously an honor to work with such an experienced coach.

“I am absolutely excited to be able to work with him throughout the preseason and next year. I am excited about all the work that is coming.

“I think he brings a lot of experience. Obviously, he has worked with Kerber. He is such a great player and he performed very well, winning three Grand Slams.

“I think this kind of experience is definitely helpful for people who are inexperienced like me.

“He can help me through difficult times. I am very confident about it, and he is a very positive and cheerful person who brings great energy to the team, so I think that when you travel on the road for a long time, this It’s also very important in the tour.”

Baltz’s appointment ended the transition period for the US Open champion, and Radukanu parted ways with coach Andrew Richardson after a breakthrough victory.

Since then, the 18-year-old has been working hard to win, but is satisfied with her performance in Linz, the game ended in the third set due to injury and panic.

“I think this is a very high level game,” Raducanu pointed out. “I think Xinyu played very well, especially in the first set. I am proud of the way I tried to return to the game.