Despite not being present in her team at the Cincinnati Open<\/a> due to media commitments, Mark Petchey will still be helping Raducanu<\/a> behind the scenes.<\/p>\n Raducanu will now look to continue making improvements under Roig<\/a>, beginning their work at the Cincinnati Open.<\/p>\n Raducanu has bettered her results<\/a> in recent months, and is now returning to the Cincinnati Open for the first time in three years.<\/p>\n The last time that the Briton played in Cincinnati was in 2022, when Raducanu beat Serena Williams<\/a> in her only match against the 23-time Grand Slam champion.<\/p>\n Now, making her return to the WTA<\/a> 1000 tournament, Raducanu<\/a> was seen practising with world number 36 Rebecca Sramkova.<\/p>\n However, what was most noteworthy was that new coach Roig was present and overseeing the practice session.<\/p>\n Roig and Raducanu were spotted regularly communicating throughout the practice session, as they look to get to know one another.<\/p>\n This is just the Spaniard\u2019s second time coaching a player since leaving Nadal\u2019s<\/a> team, with Roig also working with Matteo Berrettini<\/a> until October last year.<\/p>\n Here at the very impressive revamped Cincinnati Open where Emma Raducanu had her first hit this morning with her new coach Francisco Roig. Hitting with Rebecca Sramkova.<\/p>\n A lot of communication between them from the very beginning. pic.twitter.com\/FzqE8W4Syz<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Tumaini Carayol (@tumcarayol) August 5, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n View Tweet<\/p>\n Emma Raducanu\u2019s Potential Cincinnati Open draw<\/p>\n At world number 38 in the live WTA rankings, Raducanu is closing in on being seeded at the US Open<\/a> this year.<\/p>\n Since Raducanu won the US Open in 2021<\/a>, she has not won a single match at the New York major, and being seeded would be hugely beneficial to her.<\/p>\n Raducanu is actually seeded at the Cincinnati Open and receives an automatic bye to the second round, but she has been handed a very tricky draw.<\/p>\n To confirm a seeded place at the US Open<\/a>, Raducanu would likely have to reach the quarterfinals in Cincinnati.<\/p>\n Standing in the way of Raducanu achieving that is world number one and defending champion Aryna Sabalenka<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Emma](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2226800780-1024x731.jpg\")
Photo by Minas Panagiotakis\/Getty ImagesWhat was spotted about Emma Raducanu and Francis Roig during their first practice session<\/p>\n