Article by Luminița Paul – published on Sunday, August 10, 2025, 19:26 / Updated Sunday, August 2025 7:26 pm
British Emma Răducanu (22 years old, 39th WTA) qualified in the 3rd Tour of the WTA 1000 category tournament, after a good match, 6-3, 6-2 with Olga Danilovic (24 years, number 43 WTA). She then spoke about how the collaboration with her new coach, Francisco Roig, is going.
Emma Răducanu will meet Aryna Sabalenka, the world leader, in the 3rd round of the WTA 1000 tournament. An interesting confrontation, to which the British reached showing a good level tennis and being guided by her new coach, Francisco Roig (57 years), the one who was part of Rafael Nadal's team between 2005 and 2022.
In the second round, the British defeated the Serbian Olga Danilovic With a clear score, 6-3, 6-2, showing once more the ability to handle players ranked below in the world hierarchy.
It has a 19-4 balance sheet in the last year against the lower opponents positioned in the WTA standings, as is the case of Danilovic. Emma did not play in the first round, being a series 30, so they did not miss the emotions before the match with Serb.
Emma Răducanu: “I approach everything much calmer, mature”
“You always feel a little stress before the first match, but I think I generally approach everything in a much calmer, mature way, and I think I have a lot more confidence in the work behind the scenes. I know I put a lot of hours in this aspect and this takes some of the pressure related to results“, Said the champion at the US Open 2021 after the match, quoted by The Guardian.
Răducanu was supported from the stand by Roig, who constantly offered tactical tips from his position near the bottom line of the land. Although their partnership is still very recent, less than a week, Emma believes that the Spanish has already made a positive difference in her game.
Francisco Roig, coach and former photo player: Imago Images
“I think it can be seen in the way I play, when traveling to my strokes, has improved the quality of how I hit the ball,” she said. “There were four or five points in which we did something we are working on, and it is always really satisfactory and you feel rewarded when you do a blow and worked on it at training. So I think I will progress a lot, working day by day“, Added Emma.
After their first conversations worn about her game, Răducanu and Rog quickly agreed that the main objective of their work is to improve the general level. “It is necessary for the level to be better. In a good, not negative sense. I say things as they are,” she said.
Emma Răducanu: “That's how I, a very pragmatic person”
“That's the way I am. I am a very pragmatic person and I do not like to exaggerate things. I think that makes us communicate very well and understand each other. In general, everything is limited to: «We must improve. We need to improve every shot ». And this is interesting, because I feel there is a huge potential and I don't think I'm close to it”, Concluded Emma.
One year after losing most of the North American tournament series, including Cincinnati Open, then losing in the inaugural tour at the US Open, Răducanu is in a rather different position.
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Her evolution on hard fields started with two positive appearances, reaching the WTA 500 tournament semifinals before winning two matches last week in the WTA 1000 from Montreal. Now, she will have another opportunity to test her level against the number one in the world. And to apply what works for training with Francisco Roig.
