Emma Raducanu is adamant she does NOT want a new coach after sacking Rafael Nadal’s ex-mentor Francisco Roig to spark hunt for her TENTH trainer in five years

Emma Raducanu has revealed she is not looking for a new coach after sacking Rafael Nadal’s former mentor Francisco Roig in January. 

The former US Open champion had agreed to extend her partnership with Roig in December after initially hiring him on a short-term basis after last year’s Wimbledon. 

But, after a difficult start to her 2026 season, the pair parted ways shortly after Raducanu’s disappointing second-round exit at the Australian Open. 

The 23-year-old has since been working with Alexis Canter, a former British player who oversaw her run at the Transylvania Open at the start of the month, where Raducanu reached her first final since her victory at Flushing Meadows nearly five years ago. 

‘Right now, I wouldn’t say I’m actively looking for a coach,’ Raducanu said as she was unveiled as a new global brand ambassador for Uniqlo in a £2.6million deal. ‘I think I had a great experience with Francis in terms of how we got on so well… the rapport was great. 

‘I think in the end, we just weren’t aligning on certain key aspects. But we still maintain a good relationship.’

The pair had enjoyed an extended off-season working together following Raducanu’s withdrawal from the Ningbo Open in October after battling illness during the Asian swing. 

But the Briton looked muddled and less fluid as Roig attempted to reshape her game, starting the year with a string of early tournament exits. 

For now, Raducanu will continue to work alongside close friend Canter in a bid to get her 2026 back on track.

‘Right now I have Alexis in my corner,’ she added. ‘He knows me as a person. He knows me as a player. 

‘And I’ve actually had some success with him in the past year in Washington (where she beat Naomi Osaka and reached the semi-finals) and in Cluj… so it’s going well. 

‘I know the drills that I need to be doing right now in this moment in time – just repetition of doing those key fundamentals. 

‘I think I want to go back to that and (develop) a more aggressive style of playing.’ 

Raducanu has been struggling to deal with the ‘after-effects’ of a virus since her time in Romania, but is aiming to be fit and firing for the next opportunity to stake her claim for a Masters 1000 title at Indian Wells next month. 

Ill-health played a role in her early exit at the Dubai Open last week, which saw her beaten in three sets by lucky loser Antonia Ruzic in the first round.  

Raducanu will also have hoped to banish her demons in the Middle East after she was left in tears at last year’s tournament following the appearance of a man displaying fixated behaviour in the stands during her second round match against Karolina Muchova.

Raducanu had previously been approached by the individual, who had followed her to four tournaments that year, in a cafe a few days earlier, and he was later handed a restraining order. 

When asked about the pressure of social media abuse on Tuesday, Raducanu admitted she had reached a point of unwilling acceptance. 

‘For me, I’ve accepted that it’s going to keep happening,’ she added. ‘Whatever everyone tries to do about it, it seems like there are just too many people – that there’s no real way to stop it. 

‘It comes with the territory of being in the spotlight or having a public presence. If I wasn’t achieving anything then no one would speak about me, so I think being aware of that and just accepting there’s no way of stopping it is important.’