Raducanu announced herself on the world stage by winning the US Open 2021 as a 19-year-old qualifier, but has failed to return to those heights in the years since – having not won a title and only made it past the third round of a major once.
The 23-year-old went out of the Australian Open in the second round, split with coach Francis Roig, then reached her first final since her US Open win at the Transylvania Open in February, only to suffer a heavy defeat, and has also signed a big new sponsorship deal with Uniqlo.
He said: "I understand the way that she wants to play; she's an attacking baseline player. If I could add one element to her game, it would only be on the physical side. To get stronger, to get faster, to hit the ball harder.
"You look at the physicality of [Aryna] Sabalenka, of [Iga] Świątek, of Coco Gauff, of [Elena] Rybakina. Emma's not at that level and to a certain extent, with her physique, she might not ever be at that level but she's got to close the gap.
"She does like to tinker with these things," he continued. "I can't sit and say she lost that match because of her forehand. Maybe her shot selection is wrong and she goes down the line too early but it's not to do with her forehand.
He added: "It's physical work off the court, it's physical work on the practice court, it's more matches, less interruptions and setbacks. They're all pieced together. In December, when she has those setbacks, you can't do the hard yards to give yourself the foundation. That's why she's playing catch-up in Australia. She's got to do that more consistently, more often."
"I worked with three coaches in 15 years. I liked consistency and continuity but that's not what Emma does," Henman said. "When will we not be surprised when she makes coaching changes? Because that is what she does.
"I wonder whether, in some respects, she's better off without a coach. Just accepts the responsibility and just plays. Perhaps that would enable her to really accept the responsibility of her game style. I don't know what she'll do next and she probably doesn't either."
"Only time will tell," he said. "You reflect on the last three or four years. What she did in America, we've talked a lot about that. She's 25 in the world but I think there are a lot of us who believe she can be a lot better and it's a little bit like where Jack [Draper]'s been with these injuries. Jack's had longer periods where he's played but whether it's a change in coach or setback physically, it's still too stop-start.
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