Former world number one Martina Navratilova believes that Britain’s Emma Raducanu must give her new coach, Francis Roig, more time to judge the outcome. The 22-year-old, who gathered all the limelight at the age of just 18 when she lifted the US Open back in 2021, has found it hard to gather success on the court ever since lifting her only major title at the highest level.Since then, Raducanu has struggled with fitness concerns as well as indifferent form. During that time, Raducanu has been criticised for consistently changing her coaches, which did not allow her to settle. Recently, Raducanu hired the ex-coach of the former world number on,e Rafael Nadal, Roig.
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Carlos Alcaraz, Emma Raducanu to headline A Racquet at the Rock exhibition tennis event in DecemberHer decision came just weeks before the start of the fourth and final Grand Slam of the year. Raducanu, during the US Open, was full of praise for Roig and stated that she could see things improving on a day-to-day basis. “I’m really enjoying working with Francis,” said Raducanu after securing a first-round win against Japan’s Ena Shibahara in straight sets with a score of 6-1, 6-2 in New York. “He’s a great person to have on and off the court. He is chatty and great fun off the court, we have a lot of laughs which definitely helps. He’s great at having that calm and composure about him, reassuring me that all the work we’re doing off the court doesn’t need to pay off straight away but I know we are working towards something and building day by day.
She continued by saying: “I can be pretty tough on myself sometimes. He just helps a lot with trying to be not such a perfectionist. I think the biggest milestones are that I put a lot of trust in what I’m doing with Francisco on the practice court. I think we’re just working really well, doing the right stuff on the practice court, and I just feel like I’m improving. I’m doing a lot day to day. It’s going well, and I’m enjoying it. I’m enjoying getting better, and the process of feeling like at the end of the day I’m satisfied I got a little bit better, and just repeating it.”
