Emma Raducanu terminates 2025 season and makes coaching decision – Tennis Now
By Richard Pagliaro Thursday, October 16, 2025
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Emma Raducanu The 2025 season has come to an end.
No. 29 Raducanu, who has been suffering from heat-related dizziness and back problems during the recent Asian swing, will take some time off before starting training to prepare for 2026.ky sports report.
The 2021 US Open champion also plans to consider working with former Rafael Nadal coach Francisco Roig By 2026, according to Sky Sports.
Raducanu said after losing 6-1, 6-2 to Elena Rybakina in the third round of the U.S. Open in August that she planned to continue working with Roeg until the end of the 2025 season. Now that her season is over, Raducanu has given Roig a commitment for 2026 that will allow the two to work together on an extensive training front.
“I think it’s been a very successful couple of weeks in the sense that we’ve made a lot of progress,” Raducanu said of Roig during the U.S. Open.
“I think there are definitely parts of my game that are going to get better. Today, you know, my weaknesses were highlighted, but I think it’s only three weeks and he can’t really work miracles, you know. So I know we’re doing a good job and I’m just looking forward to continuing that.”
The 22-year-old British player withdrew from his first match at the Wuhan Open last week due to dizziness while training with American player Ang Lee, 1-6, 1-4.
Still, it was a resurgent season for Raducanu, who finished 2024 ranked No. 58. As of today, Raducanu will be eligible for seeding at the 2026 Australian Open, although that could obviously change between now and the start of the major in Melbourne in January.
The 57-year-old Roig once served as Nadal’s coach for a long time, later coached Berrettini, and has coaching experience on the WTA Tour. Roeg reached a career-high ranking of No. 60 on the ATP Tour and also coached the 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens.
Roeg succeeded Mark PageHe has been coaching Raducanu informally since the Miami Open. Tennis Channel analyst Page agreed to work with Raducanu through the end of the court season but was unable to commit to coaching her full-time due to his TV commentary obligations.
Working alongside Page, who had coached Andy Murray, Raducanu achieved his best results in years.
During Roig’s brief tenure, Raducanu effectively played wide serves on the draw, setting up her first attack and trying to spread the court with her groundstrokes. Raducanu also made some modifications to her forehand, adding a higher return to the wing to generate more power.
Raducanu has a record of 28 wins and 21 losses in these 49 games this season, with a break rate of 38%.
