By Richard Pagliaro | Thursday, January 29, 2026Photo credit score: David Grey/AFP/Getty
One other Emma Raducanu coach bites the mud.
Emma Raducanu has break up with coach Francisco Roig, the British star introduced on social media at present.
“Francis, Thanks for our time collectively,” Raducanu posted on Instagram. “You could have been greater than a coach to me and I’ll cherish the various good instances we spent collectively on and off the courtroom.
“Whereas we have now come to the conclusion collectively that we ought to not transfer ahead, please know that I’m very grateful for all you’ve gotten taught me and keen on our time shared.”
The 23-year-old Raducanu, who has posted a 3-3 file this season, foreshadowed Roig’s destiny following her 7-6(3), 6-2 Australian Open second-round loss to Anastasia Potapova. After that defeat, Raducanu questioned the techniques she was making use of underneath coach Roig.
“I believe I wish to be taking part in a unique manner, and I believe the misalignment with how I’m taking part in proper now and the way I wish to be taking part in is one thing that I simply wish to work on,” Raducanu stated in Melbourne Park. “I believe there are positively pockets of me taking part in how I wish to play, and it comes out in flashes, which is a constructive, and perhaps greater than sure instances in my profession in the previous couple of years. Nevertheless it’s not how I wish to be, like, constantly day-after-day.
“So it’s not going to fall into place immediately, however the extra I work on how I wish to be taking part in, will probably be extra of my identification each time I step onto the courtroom.”
It’s grow to be an annual, or semi-annual, occasion for Raducanu to can her coach.
The 57-year-old Roig was a long-time teaching member of Nadal’s staff, later coached Matteo Berrettini and has expertise teaching on the WTA Tour as properly. Roig, who reached a career-high rank of No. 60 on the ATP Tour, additionally coached 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens.
Roig succeeded Mark Petchey, who had been teaching Raducanu on a casual foundation because the Miami Open final March. Tennis Channel analyst Petchey had agreed to work with Raducanu by way of 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 ends in years.
In her transient tenure with Roig, Raducanu labored the broad serve on the deuce facet successfully to arrange her first strike and has tried to unfold the courtroom together with her photographs. Moreover, Roig tried to observe the Petchey mannequin of guaranteeing Raducanu has enjoyable with the method. Raducanu has shared photographs on social media of her taking part in soccer and golf with coach Roig.
Nevertheless, Raducanu has advised she felt overpowered on courtroom at instances and even experimented with a Yonex racquet in the course of the offseason in an effort to search out simpler energy, although she subsequently returned to her Wilson Blade.
