{"id":336762,"date":"2025-08-11T21:50:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T21:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/336762\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T21:50:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T21:50:14","slug":"what-annabel-croft-noticed-about-emma-raducanus-new-coach-during-her-match-against-aryna-sabalenka-in-cincinnati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/336762\/","title":{"rendered":"What Annabel Croft noticed about Emma Raducanu’s new coach during her match against Aryna Sabalenka in Cincinnati"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Emma Raducanu was remarkable throughout her match against Aryna Sabalenka, despite once again losing to the world number one.<\/strong><\/p>\n

However, nobody can deny the remarkable progress she is making, able to consistently compete with the very best that the WTA has to offer.<\/p>\n

This marks the second time in as many months that the 22-year-old has pushed Aryna Sabalenka<\/a> to the brink, and it\u2019s clear that a big win is coming.<\/p>\n

With the US Open just around the corner, and a seeded spot all but secured, there\u2019s every chance it could come on the biggest stage of all.<\/p>\n

It will certainly be interesting to see how she performs in New York, with the new backing that her new coach will offer.<\/p>\n

Francisco Roig was very vocal during Emma Raducanu\u2019s match<\/strong><\/p>\n

Already we have seen what kind of a coach Francisco Roig will be, with the Sky Sports broadcast providing plenty of insight into this new relationship during her Cincinnati Open<\/a> match.<\/p>\n

After all, there was clearly a microphone placed nearby his seat, allowing us to hear plenty of his mid-match advice aimed at Emma Raducanu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"FranciscoPhoto by Matthew Stockman\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Particularly in the first set, he provided the British number one with serving instructions, tactical insight and motivation, with one comment in particular interesting Annabel Croft.<\/p>\n

As Raducanu hit a scorching winner off a Sabalenka second serve, Roig told her to be \u2018brave and calm.\u2019<\/p>\n

This led Croft to claim: \u201cIt\u2019s clear from the evidence of what we are watching from the sidelines that he is a disciplinarian who demands focus and intensity. He is going to be expecting a lot, I think.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then asked if being coached by someone of his stature will boost Raducanu, she continued: \u201cI think she always backs herself to be honest. I think she would expect most coaches to want to work with her; she is a Grand Slam champion.<\/p>\n

\"EmmaPhoto by Daniel Kopatsch\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s such a compliment that he would work with her because it shows he believes in what her ability is.\u201d<\/p>\n

Raducanu rated her first week working with Roig<\/a> just a few days ago, and this performance, regardless of the defeat, proves the early progress they have made together.<\/p>\n

Emma Raducanu troubled Aryna Sabalenka all afternoon<\/strong><\/p>\n

Although she thrived at Wimbledon against Sabalenka, despite her loss, today\u2019s performance was certainly a much-improved one.<\/p>\n

After all, she crucially won a set this time, and on the favoured surface of her opponent no less.<\/p>\n

However, that alone does not tell the story, as Raducanu was a menace all afternoon for the Belarusian, and was just a few points away from the match.<\/p>\n\nYear<\/strong><\/td>\nEvent<\/strong><\/td>\nRound<\/strong><\/td>\nWinner<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2025<\/td>\nCincinnati Open<\/td>\nRound of 32<\/td>\nAryna Sabalenka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2025<\/td>\nWimbledon<\/td>\nThird Round<\/td>\nAryna Sabalenka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2024<\/td>\nIndian Wells<\/td>\nThird Round<\/td>\nAryna Sabalenka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Emma Raducanu\u2019s head-to-head record vs Aryna Sabalenka<\/p>\n

She was lethal on the Sabalenka serve, attacking the second with particular ferocity, and served with a far greater degree of speed and accuracy.<\/p>\n

Naturally, it was not the best performance from the 27-year-old, who saw countless unforced errors fly off her racket.<\/p>\n

In the end, she simply outlasted the Brit, but Raducanu should feel so enthused by this performance. She will certainly be a threat at the US Open.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Emma Raducanu was remarkable throughout her match against Aryna Sabalenka, despite once again losing to the world number…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":336763,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4105],"tags":[2355,35772,107663,1070,116472,79,1068,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-336762","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-annabel-croft","9":"tag-aryna-sabalenka","10":"tag-cincinnati-open","11":"tag-emma-raducanu","12":"tag-francisco-roig","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-tennis","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115012345903570741","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=336762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336762\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/336763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=336762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=336762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=336762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}