Emma Raducanu was beaten in the third round of the National Bank Open in Montreal on Saturday.\u00a0Minas Panagiotakis\/Getty Images<\/p>\n
Emma Raducanu<\/a> has added Rafael Nadal<\/a>‘s former coach Francis Roig to her team on a full-time basis ahead of this month’s US Open, sources told the PA news agency.<\/p>\n The 2021 winner in New York has worked with British coach Mark Petchey on an informal basis since March and enjoyed a positive run of results.<\/p>\n However, Petchey’s TV commitments meant he was always unable to become Raducanu’s full-time coach, and after a trial with Roig following Wimbledon, the 22-year-old will begin work with him in Cincinnati this week after he agreed a contract until the end of 2025.<\/p>\n Raducanu has struggled to settle with a coach in recent years until her part-time work with Petchey started to pay dividends earlier this season.<\/p>\n A WTA 1000 quarterfinal showing at the Miami Open in March was followed by a round-of-16 run at the Italian Open before she made the last eight in the first women’s tournament at Queen’s Club.<\/p>\n Aryna Sabalenka<\/a> proved too strong for Raducanu in Round 3 at Wimbledon, but this was backed up by a semifinal at the Citi Open as the British No. 1 targets being seeded at the US Open later this month.<\/p>\n TV commentator Petchey, who worked with Andy Murray<\/a> at the start of his career, revealed in July that Raducanu would need to find a full-time coach soon, and she has in Roig.<\/p>\n – Emma Raducanu out in straight sets in Montreal third round<\/a>Francis Roig was part of Rafael Nadal’s coaching team for the majority of the 22-time Grand Slam winner’s career.\u00a0Frey\/TPN\/Getty Images<\/p>\n
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