Emma Raducanu set for fourth coach in one year after parting ways with Torben Beltz

US Open champion announces split from German coach after just five months

Emma Raducanu of Great Britain poses with the championship trophy after defeating Leylah Annie Fernandez of Canada to win the 2021 women's US Open. AFP

Emma Raducanu, of Britain, poses outside Arthur Ashe Stadium with the championship trophy. AP Photo

Leylah Fernandez of Canada reacts after winning a point against Emma Raducanu of Great Britain. Reuters

Britain's Emma Raducanu celebrates with the trophy after winning the 2021 US Open. AFP

Emma Raducanu of Great Britain celebrates with the championship trophy after defeating Leylah Annie Fernandez of Canada. Getty Images

Leylah Annie Fernandez of Canada celebrates with the runner-up trophy. AFP

The bloodied knee of Britain's Emma Raducanu is seen as she celebrates after winning the 2021 US Open. AFP

Britain's Emma Raducanu celebrates after winning the 2021 US Open. AFP

Britain's Emma Raducanu hugs Canada's Leylah Fernandez after winning the 2021 US Open. AFP

Emma Raducanu of Great Britain celebrates with the championship trophy and ball kids after defeating Leylah Annie Fernandez of Canada. AFP

Leylah Annie Fernandez of Canada holds the runner-up trophy as Emma Raducanu of Great Britain celebrates with the championship trophy alongside Billie Jean King, Stacey Allaster, USTA Chief Executive, and USTA President Mike McNulty. AFP

Fans watch British teenager Emma Raducanu compete with Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez in the US Open final at The Parklangley Club, in Beckenham, England. AP

Emma Raducanu of Great Britain celebrates defeating Leylah Annie Fernandez of Canada. AFP

Leylah Annie Fernandez of Canada holds the runner-up trophy as Emma Raducanu of Great Britain celebrates with the championship trophy. AFP

Emma Raducanu of Great Britain celebrate. AFP

Emma Raducanu of Great Britain returns the ball against Leylah Annie Fernandez of Canada. AFP

Suzanne Williams, Strength and Conditioning coach for Emma Raducanu aged 8-12, watches the US Open tennis match remotely at the Parklangley Club in Beckenham, England, as she celebrates Raducanu winning. PA

Emma Raducanu of Great Britain celebrates winning championship point to defeat Leylah Annie Fernandez of Canada. AFP

Leylah Fernandez of Canada hits a backhand against Emma Raducanu of Great Britain. Reuters

Emma Raducanu of Great Britain celebrates with fans. EPA

Britain's Emma Raducanu celebrates with the trophy. AFP

Emma Raducanu of Great Britain reacts after defeating Lelyah Fernandez of Canada to win the US Open final. EPA

British tennis star Emma Raducanu is set to appoint her fourth coach in the past year after ending her association with Torben Beltz after just five months, the US Open champion said on Tuesday.

Raducanu, 19, is due to play in the Madrid Open this week as she builds up to the French Open but said she felt she required a "new training model".

The Lawn Tennis Association's (LTA) head of women's coaching, Iain Bates, will work with Raducanu this week. She will bid to build on her run to the Stuttgart Open quarter-finals last week where she lost to world No 1 and eventual champion Iga Swiatek.

"I want to thank Torben for his coaching, professionalism and dedication over the last half a year," said Raducanu, who on Monday rose to her highest world ranking of No 11.

"He has a huge heart and I have enjoyed our strong chemistry during the time together. I feel the best direction for my development is to transition to a new training model with the LTA supporting in the interim."

Beltz previously coached former world No 1 and fellow German Angelique Kerber when she won the Australian Open and US Open titles in 2016.

Raducanu has gone through a number of coaches in the past year since she first made her mark in reaching the last 16 at Wimbledon, even before she had received her final school exam results.

She replaced Nigel Sears with Andrew Richardson after Wimbledon, but Richardson's contract was not renewed despite Raducanu's stunning success at the US Open.

Raducanu could turn towards Italian Ricardo Piatti, who has coached among others France's former world No 7, the mercurial Richard Gasquet, and 2016 Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic.

He is available after cutting ties with compatriot Jannik Sinner, who he guided into the men's world top 10.

Raducanu trained at his academy prior to embarking on her clay court campaign earlier in April.