2026-02-25 11:22:58

Emma Raducanu won’t rush to appoint a new coach.

The British tennis ace parted company with Francisco Roig – the ninth coach of her professional career – following her early exit from the Australian Open in January and confessed that she isn’t in a hurry to get a replacement in.

Raducanu told The Guardian newspaper: “Right now I wouldn’t say I’m actively looking for a coach.

“I think I had a great experience with Francis in terms of how we got on so well… the rapport was great. I think in the end, we just weren’t aligning on certain key aspects. But we still maintain a really good relationship.”

The former US Open champion explained that she will go into the upcoming Indian Wells and Miami Open tournaments with the ex-British player Alexis Canter in her corner after he oversaw her progression to the Transylvania Open final earlier this month.

Raducanu said: “Right now I have Alexis in my corner. He knows me as a person. He knows me as a player. And I’ve actually had some success with him in the past year in Washington [where she overcame Naomi Osaka in the second round] and Cluj… so it’s going well.

“I know the drills that I need to be doing right now in this moment in time… just repetition of doing those key fundamentals. I think I want to go back to that and [develop] a more aggressive style of playing.”

Raducanu also revealed that she is “incredibly excited” to play at Wimbledon this summer as she has fond memories of reaching the fourth round on her All England Club debut in 2021.

The British number one said: “That month of the year on the grass is something really special that we all look forward to as Brits.

“[Wimbledon] was my first big tournament, my first big win, my first big match. And it holds a special place. And I feel like the British public have really seen so many different kind of steps I’ve taken as I’ve been growing up… my evolution. They saw me first there.

“Having to pull out of that match in the fourth round and then a few months later winning the US Open… it’s pretty special. I feel like everyone’s seen my history. So to be going back [to Wimbledon] feels very comfortable.”

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