Emma Raducanu started her new coaching partnership with Francisco Roig on a winning note after kicking off her Cincinnati Open campaign with a straight-set win over Olga Danilovic.<\/p>\n
The 22-year-old started working with esteemed coach Roig<\/a> \u2013 who was one of 22-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal\u2019s mentor for more than two decades \u2013 after Wimbledon, but was only confirmed in the build-up to the Cincinnati event that the Spaniard has taken up the full-time role until the end of the 2025 season.<\/p>\n But there was no settling period at the WTA 1000 tournament as the 2021 US Open<\/a> winner won 6-3, 6-2.<\/p>\n Both players struggled on serve in the first set as there were four breaks in the first five games before Raducanu claimed the crucial break in game eight. She dominated the second set with two breaks to set up the solid victory.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m really building some momentum. I\u2019m really happy with how I\u2019ve stayed pretty consistent over the last few months,\u201d she started after the match.<\/p>\n \u201cI still feel like there\u2019s a long way to go but just working hard behind the scenes, putting a lot of hours in and hoping I can trust in that.\u201d<\/p>\n WTA Rankings Boost<\/p>\n Raducanu<\/a> slipped six places to No 39 in the WTA Rankings after the Canadian Open, but she has now moved a projected five-place jump in the Live Rankings with her opening-round win, which puts her on the cusp of being seeded at the US Open with the top-32 players receiving the honour.<\/p>\n The Cincinnati Open is the cutoff event for the US Open seedings, but there is bad news for Raducanu as she faces world No 1 and defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in the second round.<\/p>\n Emma Raducanu News<\/p>\n Emma Raducanu gets strong verdict on top 10 and Grand Slam hopes from Serena Williams\u2019 ex-coach<\/a><\/p>\n