British tennis star Emma Raducanu ends her season and plans to retain trainer into the 2026 season.
Raducanu made it to the third stage in three Grand Slam tournaments major tournaments during the season.
Britain's Emma Raducanu has pulled out of the last two tournaments of the year due to a medical condition that has affected her in recent days.
At 22 years old was scheduled to compete in Tokyo and Hong Kong but has decided to fly home to recover before starting her preparations for 2026.
These plans will involve coach Francisco Roig, as the pair have decided to continue collaborating in 2026.
The tennis professional underwent blood pressure monitoring while playing the initial match with Ann Li in Wuhan last week and withdrew when losing 6-1 4-1 on a very muggy occasion.
She needed once more a doctor's assessment at the recent Ningbo Open, where she was defeated in three sets to Zhu Lin, a Chinese wildcard in the first round.
Raducanu was also moving far from freely in the final set versus 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 top 30 globally after a long gap since her previous ranking, concluded with three straight losses.
She held three match points prior to falling to Jessica Pegula in the third stage in the Beijing tournament last month.
The player achieved 28 victories during 2025 and reached the semi-finals in Washington, but her most impressive week was at the Miami event in March.
As Britain's top player advanced to the quarters of a premier WTA event, overcoming Emma Navarro, the eighth seed en route then falling in three sets to Pegula, ranked fourth.
Her coach was trainer Mark Petchey from Miami until Wimbledon, with Roig assuming the role in time for the US Open.
The original arrangement with the ex-coach of Rafael Nadal was through the season's conclusion but the collaboration persists, with planned training sessions for the end of the year.
She mentioned that a three-day test period alongside Roig after 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 August's Cincinnati tournament.
The coach also accompanied Raducanu in the New York tournament, where she reached the third round prior to losing to 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina.
