By Richard Pagliaro | Thursday, January 29, 2026
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Another Emma Raducanu coach bites the dust.
Emma Raducanu has split with coach Francisco Roig, the British star announced on social media today.
“Francis, Thank you for our time together,” Raducanu posted on Instagram. “You have been more than a coach to me and I will cherish the many good times we spent together on and off the court.
“While we have come to the conclusion together that we ought not to move forward, please know that I am very grateful for all you have taught me and fond of our time shared.”
The 23-year-old Raducanu, who has posted a 3-3 record this season, foreshadowed Roig’s fate following her 7-6(3), 6-2 Australian Open second-round loss to Anastasia Potapova. After that defeat, Raducanu questioned the tactics she was applying under coach Roig.
“I think I want to be playing a different way, and I think the misalignment with how I’m playing right now and how I want to be playing is something that I just want to work on,” Raducanu said in Melbourne Park. “I think there are definitely pockets of me playing how I want to play, and it comes out in flashes, which is a positive, and maybe more than certain times in my career in the last few years. But it’s not how I want to be, like, consistently every day.
“So it’s not going to fall into place straight away, but the more I work on how I want to be playing, it will be more of my identity every time I step onto the court.”
It’s become an annual, or semi-annual, event for Raducanu to can her coach.
The 57-year-old Roig was a long-time coaching member of Nadal’s team, later coached Matteo Berrettini and has experience coaching on the WTA Tour as well. Roig, who reached a career-high rank of No. 60 on the ATP Tour, also coached 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens.
Roig succeeded Mark Petchey, who had been coaching Raducanu on an informal basis since the Miami Open last March. Tennis Channel analyst Petchey had agreed to work with Raducanu through the end of the grass-court season, but could not commit to coaching her full time because of his television commentary obligations.
Working with Petchey, who previously coached Andy Murray, Raducanu registered some of her best results in years.
In her brief tenure with Roig, Raducanu worked the wide serve on the deuce side effectively to set up her first strike and has tried to spread the court with her shots. Additionally, Roig tried to follow the Petchey model of ensuring Raducanu has fun with the process. Raducanu has shared shots on social media of her playing soccer and golf with coach Roig.
However, Raducanu has suggested she felt overpowered on court at times and even experimented with a Yonex racquet during the offseason in an effort to find easier power, though she subsequently returned to her Wilson Blade.
