British tennis star Emma Raducanu ends this year's campaign and has decided to continue with coach for 2026.
The British player made it to the third stage in three out of four Grand Slam events in the current campaign.
The British tennis star Emma Raducanu will not compete in the last two tournaments of the year due to a medical condition she has been fighting over the past 10 days.
At 22 years old had planned to participate in tournaments in Tokyo and Hong Kong but chose to travel back to rest and recuperate ahead of launching her preparations for 2026.
These plans are set to feature trainer Francisco Roig, as the pair have agreed to work together again next season.
She had her blood pressure taken in her opening round against Ann Li in Wuhan last week and withdrew when losing 6-1 4-1 on a very muggy occasion.
Another medical visit was necessary a doctor's assessment at the recent Ningbo Open, where she lost in three sets to local wildcard Zhu Lin in the opening round.
Her movement was far from freely in the final set against Zhu owing to the lower back problem that has affected her during parts of the season.
Such performances meant an encouraging season, in which she climbed into the world's top 30 after a long gap for the first time since 2022, finished with a trio of defeats.
She held three match points then was defeated by Jessica Pegula in the third round in the Beijing tournament last month.
Raducanu won 28 matches in the current season and made it to the semi-final round in the Washington tournament, but her standout performance was at March's Miami Open.
Ranked first in Britain advanced to the quarters of this WTA 1000 tournament, overcoming Emma Navarro, the eighth seed during the tournament before losing in three sets to fourth-ranked Pegula.
Her coach was Mark Petchey as coach from the Miami event through Wimbledon, with Roig taking over for the US Open.
The original arrangement with the former trainer of Nadal was through the season's conclusion but they will keep working together, with planned training sessions for the end of the year.
Raducanu told that a three-day test period with Roig after Wimbledon was like a "covert operation" as they aimed to maintain secrecy.
She nearly succeeded to overcoming Sabalenka, the world number one at the first competition with Roig in Cincinnati in August.
Roig was also with Raducanu in New York, where she advanced to round three then falling to Rybakina, champion at Wimbledon in 2022.