British tennis star Emma Raducanu concludes her season and has decided to continue with her coach into the 2026 season.
The British player advanced to round three in three of the four major tournaments this year.
Britain's Emma Raducanu will not compete in the last two tournaments of the year due to the illness she has been fighting in recent days.
Raducanu, aged 22 had planned to participate in events in Asia but opted to return home to recover prior to beginning her preparations for 2026.
These plans are set to feature coach Francisco Roig, as they will keep partnering again next season.
The tennis professional required blood pressure checks in her opening round versus Ann Li in Wuhan last week and stopped playing when trailing 6-1 4-1 on an oppressively humid day.
Another medical visit was necessary a doctor's assessment at the recent Ningbo Open, where she fell in a three-set match to local wildcard Zhu Lin in round one.
Her movement was noticeably restricted in the final set against Zhu owing to a lower back issue that has affected her during parts of the season.
These outcomes signaled a promising season, in which the player advanced into the international top 30 after a long gap in more than three years, finished with a trio of defeats.
Raducanu had three match points then was defeated by 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 March's Miami Open.
The British number one advanced to the quarters of a premier WTA event, beating eighth seed Emma Navarro en route prior to a loss in a three-set match to fourth-ranked Pegula.
Her coach was trainer Mark Petchey between Miami and Wimbledon, with Roig taking over for the US Open.
The first plan with the ex-coach of Rafael Nadal was until the end of the season but they will keep working together, with a training block pencilled in in the coming months.
Raducanu told that the trial session alongside Roig after Wimbledon was like a "black ops mission" as they aimed to maintain secrecy.
She came very close to overcoming Sabalenka, the world number one at their first tournament together in August's Cincinnati tournament.
The coach also accompanied Raducanu in New York, where she advanced to round three then falling to Rybakina, champion at Wimbledon in 2022.
