Emma Raducanu concludes this year's campaign and plans to retain coach through next year.

Emma Raducanu in action during a tennis match

The British player made it to the third stage in three of the four Grand Slam events this year.

The British tennis star Emma Raducanu has pulled out of her final two events of the year because of a medical condition she has been fighting for the last week and a half.

At 22 years old was due to play in events in Asia but has decided to fly home to rest and recuperate prior to beginning her preparations for 2026.

Her upcoming training are set to feature trainer Francisco Roig, as the pair have agreed to work together in 2026.

The tennis professional had her blood pressure taken during her first-round match versus Ann Li in the Wuhan tournament and withdrew when losing 6-1 4-1 on an oppressively humid day.

She again required a visit from the doctor at the recent Ningbo Open, where she lost in three sets to Chinese wildcard Zhu Lin in round one.

Her movement was with clear difficulty in the deciding set versus Zhu due to back discomfort that has affected her on several occasions in 2025.

Those results meant an encouraging season, in which Raducanu rose into the top 30 globally after a long gap for the first time since 2022, finished with a trio of defeats.

She held three match points prior to falling to American player Jessica Pegula in the third round in last month's Beijing event.

Raducanu won twenty-eight matches during 2025 and made it to the semi-final round in Washington, but her most impressive week was at the Miami Open in March.

As Britain's top player advanced to the quarters of a premier WTA event, beating eighth seed Emma Navarro during the tournament then falling in three sets to Pegula, ranked fourth.

She was coached by trainer Mark Petchey between Miami and 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 they will keep working together, with a training session scheduled for the end of the year.

Raducanu told that a three-day test period alongside Roig after Wimbledon was like a "secret mission" as they aimed to maintain secrecy.

The player was 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 then falling to 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina.

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