The British number one will also hope to forge a strong relationship with her new coach Torben Beltz.
He is, as Raducanu says, “a really positive, cheerful guy who brings great energy to the team”. That could be a great partnership.
As the US Open champion, Raducanu will encounter a string of highly-motivated opponents. Witness the exhilarating performance of Marta Kostyuk – who is just four months older, and was tipped for stardom after reaching the third round of the Australian Open at the age of 15 – in the quarter-finals of the Transylvania Open, and then the Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu in Linz in November.
That will not make life any easier in…
