The 22-year-old tennis player Emma Raducanu concludes her season and plans to retain trainer for 2026.
Emma Raducanu reached the third round in three Grand Slam tournaments major tournaments this year.
Emma Raducanu from Great Britain has pulled out of the last two tournaments of the year due to a health issue that has affected her in recent days.
The 22-year-old had planned to participate in tournaments in Tokyo and Hong Kong but has decided to fly home to recover ahead of launching her preparations for 2026.
Her upcoming training will involve her coach Francisco Roig, as both individuals have decided to continue collaborating in 2026.
She had her blood pressure taken during her first-round match against Ann Li in the Wuhan tournament and withdrew when losing 6-1 4-1 on a very muggy occasion.
She needed once more medical attention at this week's Ningbo Open, where she was defeated in three sets to Chinese wildcard Zhu Lin in round one.
She was also playing far from freely in the deciding set in the match with Zhu owing to back discomfort that has troubled her on several occasions in 2025.
Such performances signaled a promising season, in which she climbed into the international top 30 after a long gap since her previous ranking, ended with three successive defeats.
Raducanu had three match points then was defeated by American player Jessica Pegula in the third round in last month's Beijing event.
She secured twenty-eight matches in the current season and made it to the semi-final round in Washington, but the highlight of her season was at the Miami Open in March.
As Britain's top player reached the quarter-finals of this WTA 1000 tournament, defeating eighth seed Emma Navarro en route before losing in three sets to Pegula, ranked fourth.
She was coached by Mark Petchey between Miami and Wimbledon, with Roig assuming the role in time for the US Open.
The first plan with Rafael Nadal's former coach was for the remainder of the year but the partnership will continue, with a training session scheduled in the coming months.
Raducanu told that her three-day trial alongside Roig after 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 initial event as a team in Cincinnati during August.
Roig joined her in New York, where she advanced to round three prior to losing to Elena Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon winner.
