Emma Raducanu wraps up this year's campaign and has decided to continue with her coach into the 2026 season.
Emma Raducanu advanced to round three in three of the four Grand Slams in the current campaign.
The British tennis star Emma Raducanu has pulled out of her final two events this season as a result of a health issue that has affected her in recent days.
At 22 years old was due to play in events in Asia but chose to travel back to rest and recuperate before starting plans for the 2026 season.
Her upcoming training will involve her coach Francisco Roig, as they will keep partnering for the upcoming season.
Raducanu underwent blood pressure monitoring during her first-round match versus Ann Li in the Wuhan tournament and withdrew when trailing 6-1 4-1 on an oppressively humid day.
Another medical visit was necessary a visit from the doctor at the Ningbo Open this week, where she was defeated in three sets to Chinese wildcard Zhu Lin in round one.
Her movement was far from freely in the third set versus Zhu owing to the lower back problem that has been a concern during parts of the season.
Such performances meant an encouraging season, in which she climbed into the world's top 30 for the first time in more than three years, ended with three successive defeats.
She held three match points prior to falling to American player Jessica Pegula in the third round in Beijing last month.
The player achieved 28 matches during 2025 and advanced to the semis in Washington, but her standout performance was at the Miami Open in March.
The British number one made the last eight of a premier WTA event, beating eighth seed Emma Navarro en route then falling in three sets to fourth-ranked Pegula.
Her coach was Mark Petchey as coach from the Miami event through Wimbledon, with Roig taking over ahead of the US Open.
The first plan with Rafael Nadal's former coach was until the end of the season but the partnership will continue, with a training session scheduled for the end of the year.
The athlete revealed that the trial session alongside Roig after Wimbledon was like a "covert operation" as they tried to keep the meeting secret.
She came very close to overcoming Sabalenka, the world number one at their first tournament together in Cincinnati in August.
The coach also accompanied Raducanu in New York, where she reached the third round prior to losing to 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina.
