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

Serena Williams' childhood coach Rick Macci suggests that Emma Raducanu should turn to a biomechanics coach to help her fix but also improve her serve. On Tuesday, the world No. 56 disappointingly exited the Abu Dhabi Open in the first round after picking up a 3-6 4-6 defeat to Marketa Vondrousova.

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

In her three-set loss to Cristina Bucsa in Singapore, Raducanu lost serve nine times, won only 24% of second serve points and double faulted five times in the third set. Raducanu