The start of the season hasn’t been kind to Emma Raducanu. A quarterfinal exit at the Hobart International against young Australian Taylah Preston was followed by a second-round loss at the Australian Open, and it all seemed to take a toll. Now, just a week after her Melbourne exit, Raducanu has decided to make yet another coaching change, ending a partnership that lasted less than six months.

Francis Roig, who spent years as part of Rafael Nadal’s coaching team, began working with Raducanu in August last year, with the partnership originally expected to run into early 2026.

But just a few hours ago, Raducanu confirmed the split on her Instagram story. Posting a photo of the two together on a golf course, she wrote, “Francis, thank you for our time together. You have been more than a coach to me and I will cherish the many good times we spent together on the court.”

The 57-year-old became the ninth coach Raducanu has worked with since 2021. Her longest stint came with childhood mentor Nick Cavaday, who coached her from 2024 to 2025 before stepping away for health reasons.

“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,” she added.

The 23-year-old has worked her way back from serious injury struggles to return to the top 30 and is currently ranked No. 29, coming into the Australian Open as the 28th seed. Clearly, she wants more from her tennis, and this move feels like her way of trying to reset and start building toward better results.

If you listen closely to Emma Raducanu after her second-round loss in Melbourne, it’s pretty clear where her head is at. Rather than adding more layers to her game, she seems to feel the best way to beat the top players is to go back to what worked before—her original Plan A. That fearless, power-based baseline tennis is what carried her to that unforgettable US Open title in New York, and she sounds drawn back to it.

After the match, Raducanu admitted she needs a reset. She said she plans to go home, take a few days, and really rethink her game. While she’s tried adding variety, she doesn’t feel it’s paying off. “At the end of the day, I just want to hit the ball to the corners and hard,” she said.

Last year showed both promise and frustration. She competed well in two losses against world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, but against Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina, the gap was obvious.

Coach Carlos Roig tried to fix that by encouraging more drop shots, spin variation, and even new rackets heading into 2026. But the results never really came. Now that they’ve parted ways, Raducanu’s next step is clear: she needs a mentor who believes in shaping her game around a style she trusts, even if it’s one that’s incredibly hard to pull off against the very best.

Why Andy Murray thinks it’s easier to coach British talent

Andy Murray was once tipped as a potential coach for Carlos Alcaraz after the world No. 1 split with Juan Carlos Ferrero at the end of 2025. But Murray later made it clear that a full-time return to coaching wasn’t very appealing to him. In an interview with The Daily Express last year, he admitted that constant travel is the biggest reason he’s hesitant to get back on tour.

Murray explained that coaching would be much more manageable if the player were based in London. Being closer to home during off weeks would make a big difference, especially for family time. He was honest about it, saying he has no interest in being away from his family for long stretches right now. “It becomes easier because the off weeks, at least you are close to home,” he said.

That’s where Emma Raducanu starts to fit the picture. A London-based player, she naturally checks one of Murray’s biggest boxes. Beyond location, her lighter schedule could also make the idea of working together more realistic.

Raducanu played just 22 tournaments in 2025 and has already said she plans to scale that back even further in 2026. Speaking to the BBC in December 2025, she said, “I would say next year I hope to play less than I did this year, but I think also just incorporating into my warm-ups fitness, so it’s not just my fitness sessions which are set for it.”

If Raducanu ends up playing around 15 to 20 tournaments in 2026, the setup could be tempting for Murray. Less travel, fewer weeks on the road, and more time at home might make an advisory role feel doable. That said, do you think Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu can make a good team together?