Emma Raducanu concludes this year's campaign and will keep trainer through next year.
Emma Raducanu made it to the third stage in three out of four major tournaments in the current campaign.
The British tennis star Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from the last two tournaments this season due to the illness that has affected her over the past 10 days.
The 22-year-old was scheduled to compete in Tokyo and Hong Kong but has decided to fly home to rest and recuperate before starting next year's training.
Those preparations are set to feature trainer Francisco Roig, as they have agreed to work together for the upcoming season.
Raducanu had her blood pressure taken in her opening round with Ann Li in Wuhan and withdrew when losing 6-1 4-1 on an oppressively humid day.
Another medical visit was necessary a visit from the doctor at this week's Ningbo Open, where she fell in a three-set match to local wildcard Zhu Lin in the opening round.
She was also playing noticeably restricted in the deciding set against Zhu owing to the lower back problem that has troubled her during parts of the season.
Those results signaled a promising season, in which Raducanu rose into the top 30 globally after a long gap since her previous ranking, ended with three successive defeats.
Raducanu had three match points prior to falling to Jessica Pegula in the third round in Beijing last month.
She secured 28 matches in the current season and reached the semi-finals in Washington, but her most impressive week was at March's Miami Open.
Ranked first in Britain made the last eight of a premier WTA event, defeating eighth seed Emma Navarro on the way prior to a loss in a three-set match to the world number four Pegula.
She worked with trainer Mark Petchey from the Miami event through Wimbledon, with Roig taking over in time for the US Open.
The initial agreement with Rafael Nadal's former coach was through the season's conclusion but they will keep working together, with a training session scheduled late this year.
Raducanu told that her three-day trial with Roig post-Wimbledon was like a "covert operation" as they tried to keep the meeting secret.
The player was close to defeating top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka at their first tournament together in Cincinnati in August.
The coach also accompanied Raducanu in New York, where she advanced to round three before being beaten by Elena Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon winner.