Emma Raducanu's former coach gives the Brit a time frame

Emma Raducana's former trainer claimed the Brit is a "two-and-a-half-year project" after he broke up with her.

Dmitry Tursunov ended his partnership with the British number one two weeks ago and has since claimed the teenager needs.

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Raducanu and Tursunov began trial work on the North American hardcourt swing, with the world No.76 having some success reaching the quarter-finals.

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Emma Raducana's former trainer claimed the Brit is a "two-and-a-half-year project" after he broke up with her.

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But the couple announced their split abruptly earlier this month after Raducanu reached her first semi-final in more than a year at the Korea Open.

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Tursunov has since revealed that he decided to leave after several "red flags" as he claimed he stuck around after their trial to try and impress her team to no avail.

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And the former ATP world number 2 has now explained that he saw the 2021 US Open champion as a "project" who would take a year to 30 months to develop into a top player.

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two-and-a-half year project to be sure," Tennis Majors said. "This is hard to say and hard for people to understand how it's possible because she is already won the US Open.

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Emma Raducana's former trainer claimed the Brit is a "two-and-a-half-year project" after he broke up with her.

Dmitry Tursunov ended his partnership with the British number one two weeks ago and has since claimed the teenager needs.

Raducanu and Tursunov began trial work on the North American hardcourt swing, with the world No.76 having some success reaching the quarter-finals.

Emma Raducana's former trainer claimed the Brit is a "two-and-a-half-year project" after he broke up with her.

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But the couple announced their split abruptly earlier this month after Raducanu reached her first semi-final in more than a year at the Korea Open.

Tursunov has since revealed that he decided to leave after several "red flags" as he claimed he stuck around after their trial to try and impress her team to no avail.

And the former ATP world number 2 has now explained that he saw the 2021 US Open champion as a "project" who would take a year to 30 months to develop into a top player.

two-and-a-half year project to be sure," Tennis Majors said. "This is hard to say and hard for people to understand how it's possible because she is already won the US Open.