Emma Raducanu has announced she has split with Sebastian Sachs and is now seeking a sixth tennis coach in two years.

Raducanu is currently recovering from three different surgeries and will not return to the WTA Tour any time soon after confirming she will miss Wimbledon.

The British tennis star has struggled with form and injury ever since her remarkable Grand Slam triumph at the US Open in 2021 as a qualifier and has not won a second title since that fairytale in New York amid various coaching changes.

Raducanu had been working with German coach Sachs for less than six months and turned to him after parting ways with Russian Dmitry Tursunov.

Before Tursunov, Raducanu was coached by the highly-rated Torben Beltz, who she teamed up with after she won the US Open with Andrew Richardson.

Raducanu’s first coach was Andy Murray’s father-in-law Nigel Sears – who was working with her when she made her breakthrough at Wimbledon in 2021.

Having split with fifth coach Sachs on Thursday, Raducanu posted on Twitter: ‘I have really enjoyed Seb’s coaching and working with him.

I have really enjoyed Seb’s coaching and working with him, it’s unfortunate that circumstances made it unfeasible for both of us to continue right now and we have decided to part ways. I wish Seb all the best moving forwards. 🦾 pic.twitter.com/wrewLWVDVS

‘It’s unfortunate that circumstances made it unfeasible for both of us to continue right now and we have decided to part ways. I wish Seb all the best moving forwards.’

Attentions now turn to who Raducanu may turn to next and there is a concern that some of the best coaches may be put off by her high turnover.

One potential candidate who has made no secret of his desire to work with the 20-year-old is Serena Williams’ former coach Rick Macci, who would love to take over from Sachs and has tipped Raducanu to win more Grand Slam titles.

‘This thing can flip around,’ he said last month. ‘I don’t know who’s involved with her. I know they’ve shuffled the deck. How much of it is her, the people around her… but I’d love that opportunity. Don’t count her out.

‘I’ve never met her – I would love to work with this young lady. I could help her mentally. I know I could get this girl back on track.’

Raducanu, ranked as high as world No.10 last year, recently dropped outside of the world top 100.

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