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- By Roy Porter
- 11 Jun 2026
Emma Raducanu made it to the third stage in three Grand Slam tournaments Grand Slams during the season.
Emma Raducanu from Great Britain has pulled out of her remaining competitions this season due to a medical condition she has been fighting in recent days.
At 22 years old was due to play in events in Asia but opted to return home to recover ahead of launching her preparations for 2026.
Her upcoming training are set to feature trainer Francisco Roig, as the pair have decided to continue collaborating in 2026.
The tennis professional underwent blood pressure monitoring in her opening round against Ann Li in the Wuhan tournament and retired when behind 6-1 4-1 on a very muggy occasion.
Another medical visit was necessary medical attention at the Ningbo Open this week, where she fell in a three-set match to local wildcard Zhu Lin in the first round.
Her movement was with clear difficulty in the deciding set in the match with Zhu because of the lower back problem that has affected her during parts of the season.
These outcomes signaled a promising season, in which she climbed into the top 30 globally after a long gap since her previous ranking, finished with a trio of defeats.
She held three match points then was defeated by Pegula in the third round in last month's Beijing event.
Raducanu won twenty-eight matches in the current season and made it to the semi-final round in the Washington tournament, but the highlight of her season was at the Miami Open in March.
As Britain's top player reached the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 event, overcoming Emma Navarro, the eighth seed during the tournament before losing in three sets to the world number four Pegula.
Her coach was Mark Petchey as coach from Miami until Wimbledon, with Roig assuming the role for the US Open.
The initial agreement with Rafael Nadal's former coach was through the season's conclusion but the partnership will continue, with planned training sessions late this year.
The athlete revealed that her three-day trial with Roig after Wimbledon was like a "covert operation" as they tried to keep the meeting secret.
She nearly succeeded to beating world number one Aryna Sabalenka at their first tournament together in Cincinnati in August.
The coach also accompanied Raducanu in New York, where she advanced to round three then falling to Rybakina, champion at Wimbledon in 2022.
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