Emma Raducanu is set to return to action at the Italian Open next week – and has been working again with the coach who helped her to the US Open title. The British number one was heavily criticised for parting ways with Andrew Richardson following her incredible success in New York in 2021, where she became the first qualifier to win a grand slam title. And Raducanu’s camp confirmed she spent time training last week in Spain with Richardson at the Ferrer Tennis Academy near Alicante, where he is based. Speaking to the Daily Mail in 2023, Richardson, who also coached Raducanu as a junior, revealed he had been keen to continue their short-term partnership after the US Open, but she chose to hire a more experienced tour coach in Torben Beltz. That proved to be one of a succession of brief coaching appointments Raducanu has made during her career, the most recent of which ended after the Australian Open when she parted ways with Francisco Roig.…