Emma Raducanu concludes this year's campaign and plans to retain her coach for 2026.

Emma Raducanu in action during a tennis match

The British player advanced to round three in three of the four Grand Slam events during the season.

Britain's Emma Raducanu has pulled out of the last two tournaments of the year because of a health issue that has affected her over the past 10 days.

The 22-year-old was scheduled to compete in events in Asia but chose to travel back to regain her health prior to beginning plans for the 2026 season.

Her upcoming training will involve trainer Francisco Roig, as the pair have decided to continue collaborating again next season.

Raducanu required blood pressure checks while playing the initial match versus Ann Li in Wuhan and withdrew when trailing 6-1 4-1 on a day with extreme humidity.

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

Her movement was with clear difficulty in the third set in the match with Zhu because of back discomfort that has troubled her at times this year.

These outcomes meant an encouraging season, in which the player advanced into the world's top 30 after a long gap in more than three years, ended with three successive defeats.

The athlete was close to victory with three match points before losing to Jessica Pegula in the third round in last month's Beijing event.

She secured twenty-eight matches during 2025 and advanced to the semis in Washington, but the highlight of her season was at March's Miami Open.

As Britain's top player advanced to the quarters of this WTA 1000 tournament, overcoming Emma Navarro, the eighth seed en route then falling in three sets to Pegula, ranked fourth.

She worked with Mark Petchey from Miami until Wimbledon, with Roig taking over for the US Open.

The initial agreement with the ex-coach of Rafael Nadal was through the season's conclusion but the partnership will continue, with planned training sessions late this year.

The athlete revealed that a three-day test period alongside Roig after Wimbledon was like a "black ops mission" as they aimed to maintain secrecy.

She nearly succeeded to defeating top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka at the first competition with Roig in Cincinnati during August.

The coach also accompanied Raducanu in the New York tournament, where she made the third stage before being beaten by 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina.

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