Emma Raducanu made it to the third stage in three out of four major tournaments during the season.
Britain's Emma Raducanu has pulled out of the last two tournaments this season because of a medical condition she has been fighting for the last week and a half.
At 22 years old had planned to participate in tournaments in Tokyo and Hong Kong but has decided to fly home to recover before starting her preparations for 2026.
Her upcoming training are set to feature her coach Francisco Roig, as the pair have decided to continue collaborating in 2026.
She had her blood pressure taken during her first-round match against Ann Li in Wuhan and retired when trailing 6-1 4-1 on an oppressively humid day.
Another medical visit was necessary a doctor's assessment at the Ningbo Open this week, where she was defeated in three sets to local wildcard Zhu Lin in the opening round.
Raducanu was also moving far from freely in the final set versus Zhu owing to a lower back issue that has affected her on several occasions in 2025.
Such performances followed a positive campaign, in which she climbed into the international top 30 for the first time since her previous ranking, finished with a trio of defeats.
Raducanu had three match points before losing to American player Jessica Pegula in the third stage in Beijing last month.
The player achieved 28 victories in the current season and reached the semi-finals in the Washington tournament, but the highlight of her season was at the Miami Open in March.
Ranked first in Britain reached the quarter-finals of this WTA 1000 tournament, defeating eighth seed Emma Navarro en route prior to a loss in a three-set match to the world number four Pegula.
Her coach was Mark Petchey between Miami and Wimbledon, with Roig taking over for the US Open.
The first plan with the former trainer of Nadal was until the end of the season but the collaboration persists, with a training block pencilled in for the end of the year.
She mentioned that her three-day trial with Roig post-Wimbledon was like a "covert operation" as they tried to keep the meeting secret.
She came very close to beating world number one Aryna Sabalenka at their first tournament together in Cincinnati in August.
The coach also accompanied Raducanu in New York, where she made the third stage prior to losing to 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina.
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