Emma Raducanu on bid to halt unwanted personal history as

Emma Raducanu has taken another wildcard into the Dubai Tennis Championships this weekend.

The 2021 US Open champion is in the midst of her worst ever run of form having lost her last four matches.

Emma Raducanu’s return to the WTA Tour has been far from smooth, as she continues to struggle with early exits in tournaments. The British star, who has relied on wildcards for her last two events in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, suffered first-round defeats in both.

Her losses to Marketa Vondrousova and Ekaterina Alexandrova followed another early exit in Singapore, where she was beaten by Cristina Bucsa. These setbacks came after a tough start to the season at the Australian Open, where she was handed a 6-1, 6-0 defeat by world No. 1 Iga ÅšwiÄ…tek in the third round.

Raducanu, who has been battling injuries and inconsistency since her stunning US Open triumph in 2021, will be looking to regain form and confidence as she continues her 2024 campaign.

One of Raducanu’s youth coaches Roman Kelecic stepped in during her time in Abu Dhabi before O’Donoghue flew out to Doha.

O’Donoghue, who worked with Raducanu at the Lawn Tennis Association as she was national coach for women between 2009 and 2019, has regularly supported Raducanu over the last few years and was part of her team at Wimbledon in 2022.

Serena Wiliiams’ former coach Rick Macci recently identified that a winning mentality is what is preventing Raducanu from reaching the next level.

“The difference between winning/losing/success/failure is a matter of inches. With Emma it is from ear to ear,” he said.

“World class coaching is when to say it,” Macci added in post on X. “How to say it. Why to say it. How loud to say it. And the feeling of taking the temperature.

“BUT most of all the message has to be sprinkled with positivity and belief to add layers of confidence that flows into courage. @EmmaRaducanu.”