British tennis star Emma Raducanu ends the current season and will keep her coach into the 2026 season.
The British player advanced to round three in three out of four Grand Slam events this year.
Emma Raducanu from Great Britain has withdrawn from her final two events of the year because of a health issue that has affected her over the past 10 days.
At 22 years old was scheduled to compete in Tokyo and Hong Kong but chose to travel back to recover before starting plans for the 2026 season.
Those preparations will involve coach Francisco Roig, as both individuals have agreed to work together for the upcoming season.
The tennis professional required blood pressure checks in her opening round against Ann Li in Wuhan and retired when behind 6-1 4-1 on an oppressively humid day.
Another medical visit was necessary a visit from the doctor at this week's Ningbo Open, where she fell in a three-set match to Zhu Lin, a Chinese wildcard in the opening round.
Her movement was with clear difficulty in the final set against Zhu because of the lower back problem that has troubled her at times this year.
These outcomes meant an encouraging season, in which Raducanu rose into the international top 30 for the first time for the first time since 2022, ended with three successive defeats.
The athlete was close to victory with three match points before losing to American player Jessica Pegula in the third stage in Beijing last month.
She secured 28 victories during 2025 and advanced to the semis in Washington, but her most impressive week was at the Miami event in March.
Ranked first in Britain reached the quarter-finals of a premier WTA event, defeating eighth seed Emma Navarro during the tournament prior to a loss in three sets to the world number four Pegula.
Her coach was Mark Petchey between Miami and Wimbledon, with Francisco Roig stepping in for the US Open.
The first plan with the ex-coach of Rafael Nadal was until the end of the season but the partnership will continue, with planned training sessions for the end of the year.
She mentioned that a three-day test period with Roig post-Wimbledon was like a "black ops mission" as they tried to keep the meeting secret.
She nearly succeeded to beating world number one Aryna Sabalenka at the first competition with Roig in Cincinnati in August.
The coach also accompanied Raducanu in the New York tournament, where she advanced to round three before being beaten by 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina.
