By Richard Pagliaro | Tuesday, August 5, 2025Photo credit score: Mubadala Citi DC Open Fb
Emma Raducanu has employed Franciso Roig in an effort to proceed a renaissance season.
The 2021 US Open champion has employed Rafael Nadal’s former coach via the tip of the 2025 season, PA Information Company stories.
The 57-year-old Spaniard was a long-time teaching member of Nadal’s crew, later coached Matteo Berrettini and has expertise teaching on the WTA Tour as effectively. Roig, who reached a career-high rank of No. 60 on the ATP Tour, additionally coached 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens.
Roig succeeds Mark Petchey, who had been teaching Raducanu on an off-the-cuff foundation because the Miami Open. Tennis Channel analyst had agreed to work with Raducanu via the tip of the grass-court season, however couldn’t decide to teaching her full time due to his tv commentary obligations.
Working with Petchey, who beforehand coached Andy Murray, Raducanu registered a few of her greatest leads to years.
The 22-year-old Raducanu reached quarterfinals at Miami and Queen’s Membership and was a semifinalist in Washington, DC. Working with Petchey, Raducanu utilized her athleticism and located the enjoyment in her tennis.
The Thirty third-ranked Raducanu has defeated former Grand Slam champions Naomi Osaka and Marketa Vondrusova in latest months and led world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka by a break in each units earlier than bowing 7-6(6), 6-4 within the Wimbledon third spherical.
After that match, Raducanu mentioned she hoped to proceed working with Petchey, however understood his place.
“Yeah, it’s very tough. He clearly additionally has his commentating commitments,” Raducanu mentioned at Wimbledon. “He agreed to sort of assist me till the tip of Wimbledon after which we sort of see from there as a result of he gave up some work to work with me right here, which I actually respect and I’m grateful for.”
The problem Roig faces is encouraging Raducanu to proceed to use her athleticism, all-court expertise and flexibility, significantly towards massive hitters, who can overpower her. Wimbledon finalist Amanda Anisimova crushed Raducanu 6-2, 6-1 in Montreal enjoying daring first-strike tennis.
Nonetheless, Raducanu must be inspired with the strides she made working with Petchey that prompted No. 1 Sabalenka to make a daring assertion concerning the Briton.
“I can not predict something, however I positively positive that, possibly not in a month, however possibly a bit longer interval, however she positively going to get again in high,” Sabalenka mentioned after her Wimbledon win over Raducanu. “She’s preventing. She’s enjoying significantly better.
“She’s extra constant. I can see that mentally she’s wholesome. I feel that’s actually essential. Yeah, I’m fairly positive she’s getting there.”
