Emma Raducanu hires Yutaka Nakamura as her new fitness coach

Tennis star player Emma Raducanu's days of struggles might be finally behind. Despite being one of the most talented players in the tennis fraternity, this WTAstar spent much of 2023 and 2024 off the court due to fitness concerns.

However, it seems that she has taken a promising step towards this by appointing a new coach who is well known for working with stars like Naomi Osaka and Maria Sharapova. This decision of appointing a new fitness coach renewed hope, hinting at potential growth in the upcoming years after spending two years off the court due to injuries.

The 22-year-old shared a photo on her recent Instagram story with her new fitness coach, Yutaka Nakamura. Meanwhile, the Toronto-born star has started working for the 2025 season with her new fitness coach.

Emma Raducanu has added Yutaka Nakamura as her new fitness coach.

He previously worked with Naomi Osaka and Maria Sharapova.

Great choice.

(via Yutaka’s IG) pic.twitter.com/9OXkGrvHaa

— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) December 16, 2024

This Brit star has already revealed her plans to attend the ASB Classic in New Zealand. However, ahead of that, she will be spending Christmas with her best friends.

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Meanwhile, this Canada-born star is one of the skilled players in the tennis fraternity. However, mostly half of the time she failed to showcase her brilliant run due to her prolonged injuries, which have ruled her out. Her persistent physical concerns explain Raducanu's urgency or a need to hire a fitness coach ahead of the 2025 year so that she can play without much injury woe.

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I’mobviously very grateful and fortunate: Emma Raducanu

"You know, in my head it was like: ‘Okay, I wake up, I play tennis. I go to the gym. I go home and I don’t have anything else to do. I’m obviously very grateful and fortunate to have had certain experiences and opportunities – but I wasn’t prepared for it,’ Raducanu said this week.

"I was always working really hard but I just think that I wasn’t prepared as well for the other things that inevitably do take some energy out of you," she added further.

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