British tennis star Emma Raducanu wraps up this year's campaign and has decided to continue with her coach for 2026.
Raducanu made it to the third stage in three Grand Slam tournaments major tournaments in the current campaign.
The British tennis star Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from her final two events this season because of a health issue that has affected her for the last week and a half.
Raducanu, aged 22 was scheduled to compete in tournaments in Tokyo and Hong Kong but chose to travel back to regain her health ahead of launching next year's training.
Her upcoming training are set to feature her coach Francisco Roig, as both individuals have decided to continue collaborating in 2026.
She underwent blood pressure monitoring in her opening round with Ann Li in Wuhan last week and withdrew when trailing 6-1 4-1 on an oppressively humid day.
Another medical visit was necessary medical attention at the Ningbo Open this week, where she lost in three sets to Zhu Lin, a Chinese wildcard in round one.
Raducanu was also moving with clear difficulty in the deciding set in the match with Zhu because of back discomfort that has affected her during parts of the season.
These outcomes followed a positive campaign, in which the player advanced into the top 30 globally after more than three years in more than three years, concluded with three straight losses.
The athlete was close to victory with three match points before losing to Pegula in the third round in the Beijing tournament last month.
The player achieved 28 matches during 2025 and advanced to the semis in the Washington tournament, but her most impressive week was at the Miami event in March.
The British number one advanced to the quarters of the WTA 1000 event, defeating eighth seed Emma Navarro on the way prior to a loss in three sets to the world number four Pegula.
She worked with trainer Mark Petchey between Miami and Wimbledon, with Roig taking over for the US Open.
The first plan with Rafael Nadal's former coach was until the end of the season but they will keep working together, with planned training sessions late this year.
Raducanu told that her three-day trial with Roig post-Wimbledon was like a "covert operation" as they aimed to maintain secrecy.
She came very close to overcoming Sabalenka, the world number one at their first tournament together in August's Cincinnati tournament.
The coach also accompanied Raducanu in New York, where she advanced to round three then falling to Elena Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon winner.
