If it takes a village to raise a child, then the modern tennis tour increasingly requires a significant entourage.

Emma Raducanu has crashed out of the Abu Dhabi Open in the first round after Marketa Vondrousova beat the British star 6-3 6-4 on Tuesday. The result means Raducanu has suffered back-to-back first-round defeats on the WTA Tour after her early exit at the Singapore Open last week.

Another week, another early exit for Emma Raducanu – and the inconsistency of her performances underlines the need for her to appoint a coach.

Emma Raducanu could next look to play at the Qatar Open on Sky Sports Tennis from February 9-15 after a third early exit of the year already; Raducanu lost to Marketa Vondrousova at the Abu Dhabi Open

Rick Macci made an interesting offer to Emma Raducanu as Serena Williams' childhood coach says he wouldn't be able to coach the 22-year-old full-time but would be willing to help her in some capacity if she reached out.

Emma Raducanu suffered a first-round exit for the second straight tournament on Tuesday, falling in straight sets to Marketa Vondrousova at the Abu Dhabi Open.

When Emma Raducanu appoints her next coach, she could follow Novak Djokovic’s lead by targeting a big weakness in her game. Djokovic hired former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic to be his new coach in 2019 and after already achieving so much,