"Not the British princess of tennis hiring a Russian coach" "How long before he is fired?"- Tennis fans react to Emma Raducanu trying out new coach Dmitry Tursunov

After choosing to end her partnership with Torben Beltz, Emma Raducanu has finally settled on a new coach - at least temporarily. According to the latest reports, the Brit will work with Dmitry Tursunov, a Russian coach, as she gears up to defend her US Open title.

The Daily Mail has stated that Tursunov will work with Raducanu at the Citi Open in Washington DC this coming week. If the first outing goes well, the duo will reportedly stick together for the duration of the North American hardcourt swing.

Prior to their split in June, Tursunov helped Anett Kontaveit reach a then career-high world ranking of No. 5. And before that, he worked with Aryna Sabalenka on the WTA Tour.

Emma Raducanu has been lacking consistency with her coaches lately; she seems to be on a rollercoaster of switching them out constantly. The teenager started her career under the guidance of Nigel Sears, with whom she worked for only three months. Andrew Richardson then assisted her in winning the 2021 US Open, but she decided not to extend their relationship afterwards.

Jeremy Bates filled in for Indian Wells last year as interim coach, following which her partnership with Torben Beltz began at the end of 2021. After only five months, however, the pair parted ways, and Raducanu has been without a coach since then.

Tennis fans on social media have been quick to react to the Brit's latest coaching decision, criticizing her for the most part. One user highlighted the fact that Emma Raducanu hired a Russian coach despite being a Brit herself, speculating that Dmitry Tursunov agreed to coach her only because of the good sum of money he is being paid.

The user wrote:

"Tursunov? I guess the money must be good because from that interview he did almost a year ago it seemed like he had negative interest in coaching Raducanu. Also - not the British princess of tennis hiring a Russian coach after the Wimbledon kerfuffle?! How scandalous!"

Another user believes that Raducanu, who recently entered the top 10 of the rankings, cannot really benefit from changing instructors so frequently, stating:

"We like Emma, but she does seem to be getting through a lot of coaches/ management team, can't be good for her development, she needs to find one that works, like when Andy Murray had Ivan Lendl."

One account, however, pointed out that given Tursunov's excellence with Anett Kontaveit he might just help Raducanu regain her lost glory, tweeting:

"Tursunov was excellent with Kontaveit. Maybe he might just help her reignite her career, but she fires and hires as it pleases her."

Here are a few more reactions from fans:

"They always told me how it is, and I always had this sense of wanting to prove them wrong" - Emma Raducanu on how her parents helped her tennis career

Emma Raducanu kicks off her US Open series at the Citi Open in Washington

Before defending her US Open championship, Emma Raducanu will play the WTA250 Citi Open, which gets underway in Washington DC on August 1.

In a recent interview with Evening Standard Magazine, Raducanu elaborated about her parents' "opposite" methods of motivating her, a key contributor to her on-court tenacity.

Recalling how her father always presented her with challenges while her mother encouraged her to prove him wrong, the teenager claimed she was glad that they helped her mature mentally instead of showering her with false compliments.

"My parents told me when things weren't very good, whereas other people might have wanted to encourage me," Emma Raducanu said. "They always told me how it is, and I always had this sense of wanting to prove them wrong."

"My mum was always telling me, 'You can do anything you set your mind to.' My dad's method was very different, basically the opposite. He told me that I couldn't do this, that, and then I wanted to prove him wrong so badly. That's what made me so ambitious. My mum was always backing me to prove him wrong. That's how I achieved good results," Raducanu went on to add.