Emma Raducanu has added Rafael Nadal’s former coach Francisco Roig to her team on a full-time basis ahead of this month’s US Open. The 22-year-old British No 1 has worked with Mark Petchey informally since March, but his television commitments prevented him from taking on a full-time role.
Roig, who worked with Nadal for much of his career alongside his uncle Toni, will begin working with Raducanu in Cincinnati this week after a trial following Wimbledon. His contract runs until the end of 2025.
Raducanu has struggled to settle with a coach in recent years, but a positive run of results this season includes a WTA 1000 quarter-final at the Miami Open, a last-16 showing at the Italian Open, and a quarter-final at Queen’s Club. She also reached the semi-finals at the Citi Open.
The 2021 US Open champion was beaten by Aryna Sabalenka in the third round at Wimbledon. She now aims to be seeded at the US Open later this month. Petchey revealed in July that Raducanu would need to find a full-time coach, and she has done so in Roig.
