Emma Raducanu is thrilled to have Francisco Roig on her facet because the Briton reveals she and Rafael Nadal's ex-coach are "an amazing match" collectively and she or he completely loves what the Spanish coach brings to the desk.
After being bounced by Amanda Anisimova within the Montreal third spherical, Raducanu gave a name to Roig, who famously labored with Nadal between 2005 and 2022. And over the previous 20 days, they debuted as a participant/coach duo in Cincinnati and in addition had a lot of time to observe and get to know one another.
Forward of her fourth US Open marketing campaign, Raducanu was requested by Sky Sports activities if she may reveal how issues have been going with Roig to this point. The 22-year-old proceeded to reward the 57-year-old's teaching strategies earlier than additionally noting that her coach has a humorous facet – one thing she additionally admires.
Raducanu on coach Roig: We match nice
"I feel we get on rather well. I feel we match nice. He’s so skilled, and we’ve got been doing lots of hours on the observe court docket, which I feel has been serving to me, and we each like spending time on the court docket, which is an efficient factor. However he additionally is aware of when to have enjoyable and change off, and that's vital. It isn’t simply fixed seriousness. We work, however we additionally chortle," the world No. 35 stated of her new Spanish coach.
"We’re an amazing match" 🤝
Emma Raducanu speaks forward of the US Open about her new partnership with coach Francisco Roig.pic.twitter.com/nNLvUH3jHC
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Of their first event collectively in Cincinnati, Raducanu made mild work of Olga Danilovic 6-3 6-2 in her opening match. Then, the Briton pushed Aryna Sabalenka into a particularly tight setter earlier than the Belarusian scraped previous the world No. 35 with a 7-6 (3) 4-6 7-6 (5) win.
All through all the Sabalenka match, Roig very vocally supported Raducanu and pushed her to play her best possible. Whereas the 22-year-old fell simply in need of registering her first win over a world No. 1, it was clear that the Spanish coach was already positively influencing her recreation.
Raducanu and Roig at the moment are set for his or her first Grand Slam event collectively. The Briton performs Ena Shibahara within the US Open first spherical.
