Emma Raducanu concludes this year's campaign and plans to retain trainer into the 2026 season.

Emma Raducanu in action during a tennis match

The British player reached the third round in three of the four major tournaments this year.

Britain's Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from the last two tournaments of the year as a result of a medical condition she has been fighting in recent days.

Raducanu, aged 22 was due to play in tournaments in Tokyo and Hong Kong but opted to return home to rest and recuperate ahead of launching plans for the 2026 season.

These plans will include her coach Francisco Roig, as they will keep partnering for the upcoming season.

The tennis professional required blood pressure checks during her first-round match versus Ann Li in the Wuhan tournament and withdrew when losing 6-1 4-1 on an oppressively humid day.

Another medical visit was necessary a doctor's assessment at this week's Ningbo Open, where she was defeated in three sets to local wildcard Zhu Lin in the opening round.

Raducanu was also moving far from freely in the deciding set versus Zhu due to back discomfort that has been a concern on several occasions in 2025.

Those results followed a positive campaign, in which the player advanced into the world's top 30 for the first time since her previous ranking, finished with a trio of defeats.

Raducanu had three match points prior to falling to American player Jessica Pegula in the third stage in Beijing last month.

Raducanu won 28 victories in the current season and advanced to the semis in Washington, but her most impressive week was at the Miami event in March.

Ranked first in Britain advanced to the quarters of this WTA 1000 tournament, defeating eighth seed Emma Navarro during the tournament then falling in a three-set match to the world number four Pegula.

She worked with Mark Petchey from Miami until Wimbledon, with Roig assuming the role in time 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 session scheduled for the end of the year.

Raducanu told that her three-day trial with Roig post-Wimbledon was like a "black ops mission" as the meeting was kept under wraps.

She nearly succeeded to beating world number one Aryna Sabalenka at their first tournament together in Cincinnati in August.

The coach also accompanied Raducanu in the New York tournament, where she advanced to round three before being beaten by 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina.

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