The 22-year-old tennis player Emma Raducanu wraps up this year's campaign and plans to retain trainer for 2026.
The British player made it to the third stage in three of the four Grand Slam events during the season.
The British tennis star Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from the last two tournaments of the year due to a health issue that has affected her for the last week and a half.
At 22 years old was due to play in events in Asia but chose to travel back to rest and recuperate before starting her preparations for 2026.
These plans will involve coach Francisco Roig, as both individuals will keep partnering in 2026.
She required blood pressure checks during her first-round match versus Ann Li in Wuhan and stopped playing when losing 6-1 4-1 on an oppressively humid day.
She needed once more medical attention at the recent Ningbo Open, where she lost in three sets to Chinese wildcard Zhu Lin in round one.
She was also playing far from freely in the third set against Zhu because of back discomfort that has affected her on several occasions in 2025.
Such performances followed a positive campaign, in which the player advanced into the top 30 globally for the first time for the first time since 2022, finished with a trio of defeats.
Raducanu had three match points before losing to Pegula in round three in last month's Beijing event.
She secured 28 victories in the current season and made it to the semi-final round in Washington, but the highlight of her season was at the Miami Open in March.
Ranked first in Britain made the last eight of this WTA 1000 tournament, beating eighth seed Emma Navarro on the way then falling in three sets to Pegula, ranked fourth.
She worked with Mark Petchey from the Miami event through Wimbledon, with Roig taking over ahead of the US Open.
The initial agreement with the ex-coach of Rafael Nadal was through the season's conclusion but the collaboration persists, with a training session scheduled for the end of the year.
Raducanu told that a three-day test period with Roig after Wimbledon was like a "black ops mission" as they tried to keep the meeting secret.
She nearly succeeded to defeating top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka at the first competition with Roig in Cincinnati during August.
Roig joined her in the New York tournament, where she made the third stage then falling to Elena Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon winner.
