MOSCOW, July 29 Chairman of the special commission on digital technologies, culture, media and British sports, Julian Knight said that it was unpleasant to watch the cooperation of the tenth racket of the world Emma Radukan with Russian coach Dmitry Tursunov. Earlier, the media reported that Radukan would prepare to defend the title of the winner of the US Open under the leadership of Tursunov. He will accompany the tenth racket of the world at the tournament in Washington, which will be held from 1 to 7 August. If the results are satisfactory, then Tursunov will remain in Radukan's team for the entire American series. «It is unpleasant to see the Russian coaching the number one rising British star. It is hoped that the LTA (Lawn Tennis Association) will monitor this issue and be able to advise Emma on how best act,» The Telegraph quoted a member of the government as saying. In June, the second racket of the world, Estonian Anette Kontaveit, completed cooperation with Tursunov. She stated that after the start of the conflict in Ukraine, the specialist had problems obtaining visas. Under the leadership of Tursunov, Kontaveit reached the final of the final tournament of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) at the end of last season and made her debut in the top ten of the world ranking. In total, the Russian helped her win five tournaments and reach the final in two more. Radukan is 19 years old. The best result of the tennis player this season is reaching the quarterfinals of the clay tournament in Stuttgart, Germany, where she lost to the first racket of the world, Pole Ige Schwentek. In April, the Briton broke up with coach Torben Beltz.
