BRITISH ELEGANCE: NEW HAIRCUT PRECEDES EMMA RADUCANU'S 2026 PUSH
Emma Raducanu reveals a brand-new hairstyle as she enjoys her off-season in London. The tennis star is preparing for a fresh start ahead of the 2026 season.
Emma Raducanu is sporting a new hairstyle as she enjoys her time off before the next season.
The 23-year-old had to cut her season short due to back pain she experienced during the Asian swing this autumn. Her last match was at the Ningbo Open, where she lost to Lin Zhu in three sets.
Raducanu has decided not to participate in the planned exhibition events next month. She will miss the chance to play against her friend Amanda Anisimova in Miami and team up with Carlos Alcaraz, her US Open mixed doubles partner, again.
Instead, Raducanu wants to stick to her pre-season plan with coach Francisco Roig. They're getting ready to work together for the Australian Open, their first time since he joined her team this summer.
Before training kicks off, Raducanu is relaxing in London and has decided to try out a different hairstyle.
She visited Nicola Noviello, a stylist at Hershesons in Belgravia, to get her hair done.
Emma Raducanu is showing off her new hairstyle as she gets ready for a fresh start in 2026.
The British No. 1 had much longer hair earlier this month when she celebrated her birthday.
Noviello shared pictures of the haircut on social media, saying it was a combination of Italian hands and British elegance.
A fresh new look for (Raducanu), thanks for trusting me with your style! He wrote in a caption of the pictures of her new look. Creating something beautiful with an Italian touch is always special.
Raducanu seems happy with the result, commenting, "You're the best best" (two white heart emojis) under the pictures.
While at the salon, Raducanu was reading Blackstone CEO Stephen A. Schwarzman's book, What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence.
Besides the trip to the hairdresser, Raducanu celebrated her birthday at Cambio de Tercio in South Kensington, a favourite restaurant among tennis players. She also went to Twickenham to watch England play New Zealand in their Autumn Internationals match.
Raducanu sat with Bridgerton actress Simone Ashley, posed with England's Henry Pollock after the game, and met England captain Maro Itoje in the stands.
Raducanu was having fun with her stylist, Nicola Noviello, who complimented her British elegance.
During her off-season, she also went to Twickenham to watch England beat New Zealand.
The 23-year-old also sparked dating rumours when she was seen with a new man, Jack Coman.
Raducanu, a Wild ambassador, had previously joined the England team for a training day leading up to the match, which England won 33-19.
Raducanu was also seen with Jack Coman, a new man, who was in her Instagram posts and went with her to the England rugby game.
Coman appeared in two pictures that looked like they were taken around the same time. Another friend was in the pictures, but Coman smiled while Raducanu posed and seemed to start laughing.
One friend commented, "[heart emoji] lovers," and Raducanu responded with three heart emojis.
SUSPENDED: WHEN EMMA RADUCANU WILL RESUME HER DELAYED MATCH AGAINST CAMILA OSORIO
Emma Raducanu’s Hobart debut is delayed by rain! Leading 6-3, 2-4 against Camila Osorio, see the new Wednesday schedule here.
Emma Raducanu came into the Hobart International on Tuesday looking for her first win of 2026, but the weather had other plans.
She’d lost her last four matches, so getting a wildcard draw against Camila Osorio seemed like the perfect chance to turn things around. Raducanu, the top seed in Hobart, started strong and took the first set with authority. Osorio didn’t just roll over, though—she fought back and grabbed the lead in the second set.
Just as the match started to heat up, rain swept in. They’d gotten as far as 6-2, 2-4 in Raducanu’s favour when organisers called it for the night.
The weather had mostly played along earlier in the day. Stearns, Maria, and Wang Xinyu all managed to collect wins before the clouds really opened up. But by the time Raducanu and Osorio were on court, the rain was relentless. Organisers had no choice but to push their match, and the last one of the day—Selekhmeteva vs. Linette—to Wednesday.
It’s not looking much better for Wednesday, either. The forecast calls for more rain, so delays could keep piling up. Still, as of now, Raducanu and Osorio are set to finish their match as the second game on Centre Court, after Sramkova takes on local wildcard Taylah Preston. Play kicks off at noon local time (that’s 1 am in the UK, or 8 pm Tuesday on the US East Coast). Raducanu and Osorio won’t get going again before 2 pm local time.
Whoever wins faces Magdalena Frech in round two.
But here’s the thing—the rain delay could mean a packed schedule for whoever comes out on top. The second-round match against the French won't be played on Wednesday, so at least there's a bit of breathing room. After that, though, the winner might have to squeeze in round two, the quarterfinals, the semifinals, and the final in just three days.
The Hobart final always lands on Saturday, which gives the finalists a sliver of time to head over to Melbourne for the Australian Open. That kicks off on Sunday, January 18—just a day later. Not much of a break, honestly.
SINCARAZ UNITED: CARLOS ALCARAZ AND JANNIK SINNER TEASE A SHOCK 2026 DOUBLES TEAM-UP FOR FANS
World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz and No. 2 Jannik Sinner confirm they are open to a "surprise" doubles pairing in 2026. Get the details.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner aren’t just fierce rivals—they’re friends, too. Even though they’re at the top of the ATP rankings, first and second, they get along really well. Lately, people have started asking if they’ll ever play doubles together.
These two have become the main guys in men’s tennis. They’ve already played each other 16 times, and six of those matches happened after May 2025. They’ve faced off in the last three Grand Slam finals, with Alcaraz winning 10 out of those 16. When Sinner beat Alcaraz at the Six Kings Slam exhibition in Riyadh last October, they both talked about how strong their friendship is, even though they’re always battling on court.
Sinner said, “It’s nice to have a great rivalry and, more importantly, a great friendship off the court. We have a very special friendship, and it’s very nice.”
Alcaraz agreed. “People think when two tennis players are competing for big things, giving their best, they can’t have a great friendship off the court. But I think we’ve shown it’s possible.”
Just last week in Incheon, South Korea, they played again—Alcaraz won a tight exhibition, 7-5, 7-6(6). At a press conference there, someone asked Alcaraz if he’d ever play doubles with Sinner.
“Of course,” Alcaraz said. “But, you know, we’re so focused on singles that it’s tough. If you go deep in singles, you don’t really have time to recover if you’re also playing doubles. But for one tournament? That would be awesome. We’ll talk about it. Maybe this year, maybe next. It’ll be a surprise.”
Sinner, sitting next to him, jumped in: “Yeah, I agree. We’ve never actually talked about it, but it’d be fun—just once—to play on the same side of the net. Again, the singles schedule makes it hard, but we’ll see. Maybe it’ll happen soon.”
Honestly, if these two team up for doubles, fans will lose their minds. Watching the top two players in the world join forces would be something special. Let’s see if they actually pull it off.