Emma Raducanu has said she will continue to work with Francisco Roig until the end of the year following their first slam together.<\/p>\n
The British No.1 continued her improved form of the summer as she reached the third round of the US Open, going on to lose to No.9 seed Elena Rybakina.<\/p>\n
But the event in New York also saw former Rafa Nadal coach Roig in Raducanu\u2019s box for the first time, a move that many see as a positive one for the 22-year-old\u2019s career.<\/p>\n
As to how long he will be part of her coaching team, Raducanu<\/strong><\/a> confirmed that Roig will be alongside her until at least the end of the year.<\/p>\n \u201cRight now we\u2019re working through to the end of the year, and I\u2019m looking forward to just getting back to work really.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s only been three weeks, but I think it\u2019s been a pretty successful three weeks in the sense of we\u2019ve made good improvement, and I think there are certain parts of my game which have gotten better for sure.<\/p>\n Emma Raducanu\u2019s tennis ranking takes a hit after thumping US Open exit<\/strong><\/a> \u201cWell I haven\u2019t spoken to him [Roig] so I don\u2019t know exactly what his mentality or philosophy on tennis is, but he\u2019s been there for so many years with top players, with Nadal, and he certainly has the experience.<\/p>\n \u201cI think you need to give it some time \u2013 you can\u2019t after a month judge whether somebody\u2019s a good fit or not \u2013 you should kind of know what their philosophy is before you sign up with them and then you need to buy into it and trust the process and trust in the coach that he or she knows what they\u2019re doing and let it play out and take responsibility for yourself as well.\u201d<\/p>\n Roig, who spent 17 years coaching 22-grand slam winner Nadal, is already Raducanu\u2019s eighth coach since the 2021 Wimbledon Championships and the young Briton has been told that she should wait at least a couple of months before making a judgement.<\/p>\n \u201cI think you need to give it some time,\u201d Martina Navratilova told Sky Sports<\/a>. \u201cYou can\u2019t after a month judge whether somebody\u2019s a good fit or not \u2013 you should kind of know what their philosophy is before you sign up with them and then you need to buy into it and trust the process and trust in the coach that he or she knows what they\u2019re doing and let it play out and take responsibility for yourself as well.<\/p>\n \u201cI haven\u2019t spoken to him [Roig] so I don\u2019t know exactly what his mentality or philosophy on tennis is, but he\u2019s been there for so many years with top players, with Nadal, and he certainly has the experience.\u201d<\/p>\n In 2025, Raducanu has already played the most matches of a single year in her career and Navratilova said that more than any coach was the most important part of improving her game.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s no substitute for match play no matter how much you practise, how much you train,\u201d Navratilova said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt all comes down to proofs in the eating of the pudding. It all comes down to \u2018can you do it during matches?\u2019, and then once you get those matches under your belt then you can build up to it and say \u2018okay, this part of what the coach is telling me is working really well or this part is not great or I\u2019m not ready for it or this is not the right fit for me\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s up to the player to see what works for them and make that decision, but matches tell you everything.\u201d<\/p>\n Raducanu is currently ranked 36th and aiming to be seeded for next year\u2019s Australian Open.<\/p>\n READ NEXT: Every word from Iga Swiatek\u2019s press conference after US Open loss to Amanda Anisimova<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The post Emma Raducanu gives coach timeline update after positive first slam with ex-Rafa Nadal mentor<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Emma Raducanu has said she will continue to work with Francisco Roig until the end of the year following their first slam together. 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