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- By David Fisher
- 10 Jun 2026
The British player made it to the third stage in three out of four major tournaments during the season.
The British tennis star Emma Raducanu will not compete in her remaining competitions of the year because of a medical condition she has been battling over the past 10 days.
At 22 years old was scheduled to compete in events in Asia but opted to return home to regain her health prior to beginning her preparations for 2026.
These plans are set to feature coach Francisco Roig, as they have decided to continue collaborating for the upcoming season.
Raducanu had her blood pressure taken in her opening round with Ann Li in Wuhan and stopped playing when losing 6-1 4-1 on an oppressively humid day.
Another medical visit was necessary a doctor's assessment at the Ningbo Open this week, where she was defeated in three sets to Zhu Lin, a Chinese wildcard in the opening round.
She was also playing noticeably restricted in the deciding set versus Zhu because of the lower back problem that has been a concern during parts of the season.
These outcomes signaled a promising season, in which she climbed into the top 30 globally after more than three years in more than three years, ended with three successive defeats.
She held three match points prior to falling to Jessica Pegula in round three in last month's Beijing event.
The player achieved 28 matches in the current season and advanced to the semis in the Washington tournament, but her most impressive week was at March's Miami Open.
Ranked first in Britain made the last eight of a premier WTA event, overcoming Emma Navarro, the eighth seed on the way prior to a loss in three sets to Pegula, ranked fourth.
She was coached by trainer Mark Petchey between Miami and Wimbledon, with Francisco Roig stepping in in time for the US Open.
The original arrangement with the ex-coach of Rafael Nadal was until the end of the season but they will keep working together, with a training block pencilled in for the end of the year.
Raducanu told that the trial session alongside Roig after Wimbledon was like a "secret mission" as the meeting was kept under wraps.
She nearly succeeded to beating world number one Aryna Sabalenka at their initial event as a team in Cincinnati during August.
Roig was also with Raducanu in the New York tournament, where she made the third stage before being beaten by 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina.