The 22-year-old sportswoman is starting a new coaching partnership with Francisco Roig and she is "hoping" he can help her do better with the quality of her shots.

She told The Guardian newspaper: “I think I can definitely improve on a lot of my shots, just the quality of them.

“I think I’ve been good at being creative, scrapping, playing the big points well, but I think the overall quality of my game needs to be better. And I see that when I play the really top players where I can’t run and scrap, wait on them to miss.

"I think that’s where I need to improve. And yeah, I’m hoping he can help me with that.”

Although it is still early days, Emma thinks training with her new coach - who was previously a member of Rafael Nadal's team - is going well so far.

She said: “First impressions are it’s going really well.

“We did a few days after Wimbledon together and I was really happy with how it went. I’m just so excited to have him on board, so much experience. I’m really looking forward to continuing.”

And Francisco already has another new role with Emma as they prepare for the US Open - her driver.

She explained: "I actually drove from the airport.

“I didn’t know I had a car, so I landed, and they were like, ‘Oh, you have a car,’ and it’s this massive Cadillac Escalade.

"So I’m like, ‘This is like a bus’. Obviously in England, we’re used to driving small cars, small roads, so I was a bit tight. Wrong side of the road as well. But it’s OK. I managed to get to the hotel.”

As a result, the coach has taken over driving responsibilities.

Emma smiled: “So far so good.

“It’s been tested too, in the dark, in the rain, in the sun. It’s fine.”