Emma Raducanu started working with a Russian coach.
Emma Raducanu has won the US Open in her career. PDO
Tennis star Emma Raducanu19, has started coaching the Russian Dimitri Tursunov with.
The decision has caused a debate in Great Britain, including those representing the Labor Party Chris Bryant has urged Raducanu to abandon the plan.
– The Kremlin presents this as a PR stunt and tries to show that Britain does not care about the war in Ukraine. It would be a real shame if Emma continues this,” Bryant said For the Telegraph.
– I urge him to think again and even condemn (Vladimir) Putin’s barbaric war.
According to the Telegraph, every Russian or Belarusian coach had to sign a statement at Wimbledon condemning Putin and Russia’s war.
Telegrapgh asked for a comment from Raducanu’s camp, but the tennis star’s spokesperson did not respond to the request.
The British Tennis Association, which supported Raducanu’s career, refused to comment on Raducanu’s plans or whether the tennis star had told her about her plans in advance.
British Member of Parliament Julian Knight insisted that we have to talk to Raducanu.
– It is confusing to see a Russian coaching Britain’s rising star.
Tursunov decided the Estonian, who was previously second in the world list of coaching cooperation Anett Kontaveitin with before the start of the grass game season.
Raducanu has won the US Open in his career. Since then, he has never progressed beyond the second round. He is currently ranked tenth in the world.
In Britain, the Kazakh is considered a precedent Jelena Rybakina victory at Wimbledon. According to the Telegraph, Russia claimed Rybakina’s victory and named the Kazakh as a product of Russian tennis.
Rybakina has changed citizenship in 2018.