British tennis star Emma Raducanu wraps up this year's campaign and will keep coach through next year.
Emma Raducanu made it to the third stage in three Grand Slam tournaments major tournaments this year.
The British tennis star Emma Raducanu has pulled out of the last two tournaments of the year because of a health issue that has affected her for the last week and a half.
The 22-year-old had planned to participate in tournaments in Tokyo and Hong Kong but has decided to fly home to recover before starting plans for the 2026 season.
Her upcoming training will include coach Francisco Roig, as both individuals have decided to continue collaborating again next season.
Raducanu had her blood pressure taken in her opening round against Ann Li in the Wuhan tournament and withdrew when behind 6-1 4-1 on an oppressively humid day.
She needed once more medical attention at this week's Ningbo Open, where she lost in three sets to local wildcard Zhu Lin in the opening round.
She was also playing far from freely in the third set versus Zhu due to back discomfort that has affected her during parts of the season.
Such performances followed a positive campaign, in which Raducanu rose into the top 30 globally after more than three years for the first time since 2022, concluded with three straight losses.
Raducanu had three match points prior to falling to Pegula in the third stage in the Beijing tournament last month.
The player achieved 28 matches in the current season and reached the semi-finals in Washington, but her most impressive week was at the Miami Open in March.
As Britain's top player advanced to the quarters of this WTA 1000 tournament, defeating eighth seed Emma Navarro during the tournament before losing in a three-set match to the world number four Pegula.
Her coach was Mark Petchey as coach from the Miami event through Wimbledon, with Roig taking over in time for the US Open.
The original arrangement with Rafael Nadal's former coach was through the season's conclusion but they will keep working together, with planned training sessions late this year.
Raducanu told that a three-day test period with Roig after Wimbledon was like a "covert operation" as the meeting was kept under wraps.
She nearly succeeded to defeating top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka at the first competition with Roig in Cincinnati in August.
The coach also accompanied Raducanu in New York, where she advanced to round three before being beaten by Rybakina, champion at Wimbledon in 2022.
