British tennis star Emma Raducanu wraps up her season and plans to retain coach through next year.
Emma Raducanu made it to the third stage in three Grand Slam tournaments major tournaments this year.
Britain's Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from her final two events in 2025 as a result of a health issue that has affected her over the past 10 days.
At 22 years old was due to play in events in Asia but has decided to fly home to rest and recuperate ahead of launching next year's training.
Those preparations will include trainer Francisco Roig, as the pair have agreed to work together in 2026.
She underwent blood pressure monitoring in her opening round versus Ann Li in Wuhan last week and retired when losing 6-1 4-1 on an oppressively humid day.
Another medical visit was necessary a visit from the doctor at the recent Ningbo Open, where she fell in a three-set match to Chinese wildcard Zhu Lin in the first round.
She was also playing noticeably restricted in the deciding set in the match with Zhu because of a lower back issue that has troubled her at times this year.
These outcomes followed a positive campaign, in which the player advanced into the world's top 30 for the first time in more than three years, concluded with three straight losses.
She held three match points before losing to American player Jessica Pegula in the third round in Beijing last month.
She secured 28 matches during 2025 and reached the semi-finals in Washington, but her most impressive week was at the Miami Open in March.
The British number one advanced to the quarters of a premier WTA event, overcoming Emma Navarro, the eighth seed during the tournament prior to a loss in three sets to Pegula, ranked fourth.
She was coached by trainer Mark Petchey from Miami until Wimbledon, with Roig assuming the role ahead of the US Open.
The initial agreement with the ex-coach of Rafael Nadal was for the remainder of the year but the collaboration persists, 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 "secret mission" as the meeting was kept under wraps.
The player was close to beating world number one Aryna Sabalenka at the first competition with Roig in Cincinnati during August.
The coach also accompanied Raducanu in New York, where she advanced to round three then falling to 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina.
