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THE REAL REASON EMMA RADUCANU TRUSTS FRANCISCO ROIG MORE THAN HER PREVIOUS COACHES
Emma Raducanu teams up with Nadal’s ex-coach for a 2026 surge, while Jack Draper battles a bone bruise. Get the full injury report.
As Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper, both British No. 1s but separated by thousands of miles, watched the New Year's fireworks, they may have thought about how important 2026 will be for their careers.
They've known each other since they were kids learning to play tennis. Being just a few months apart in age, they've always been seen as the future of British tennis. 2026 is a key year for both, but for different reasons. It's like they've switched roles. Raducanu has everything she needs to win, so she needs to show she can compete near the top, like Draper did in 2024 and early last year. For Draper, it's simpler, like it was for Raducanu in 2025: he just needs to stay healthy.
Raducanu is in Perth, leading Team GB in the United Cup, which is like practice before the Australian Open. For the first time, we can say she has what she needs for a good season.
Most importantly, her coach, Francisco Roig, could be the long-term mentor she needs. He has a great reputation, having spent 18 years with Rafael Nadal.
His coaching style seems perfect for Raducanu. Jordi Vilaro, from Roig's BTT Academy, said that Roig believes players waste energy with too much stopping and starting. Rather, he thinks players should always be moving, running to the ball and hitting it almost at the same time.
If you saw Raducanu win the 2021 US Open, you'll remember her playing like this. She was in a groove, and she's been trying to get back to that ever since. Roig might be the one to help her.
Raducanu trusts him, which is a big deal for her. Some of her past coaches lost her trust by talking to the media. Roig kept Nadal's secrets for years and still does, which shows Raducanu that he's someone she can trust.
Besides Roig, Raducanu has a good team around her, including Jerome Poupel, who has worked in Formula 1 and horse racing, and Emma Stewart, who worked with the British rowing team that won gold in Paris 2024.
Now, there are no excuses. Raducanu should be able to reach her full potential this season.
Draper, on the other hand, is dealing with injuries and a new coach, similar to Raducanu in the past.
Last season, Draper looked like he would become a top player. But a bone bruise in his arm has kept him out for months, and he's still not ready to play in Australia.
This isn't a new problem. Since he grew a lot as a teenager, Draper has had trouble staying healthy. He's had shoulder problems, hip pain, and now this. His fitness team, Matt Little and Shane Annun, who both worked with Andy Murray, need to help him stay fit.
Draper has proven he can compete at the highest level but has had fitness problems.
Draper also split with his longtime coach, James Trotman, which adds another challenge.
His new coach is Jamie Delgado, who also worked with Murray. He recently helped Grigor Dimitrov improve his game late in his career and is very good at what he does. But Draper and Trotman were close, so it will take time to build that same kind of relationship with Delgado.
Draper has a lot to figure out, and Raducanu has one main goal: with everything in place, how good can she be?
THE EIGHT-YEAR GAP: SVITOLINA REACHES FIRST WTA 1000 FINAL SINCE 2018 IN DUBAI
Svitolina stuns Gauff! Discover how she reached the Dubai final to face Pegula, plus Alcaraz's 11-0 streak and Venus' return.
Elina Svitolina stunned world number four Coco Gauff to earn a spot in the Dubai Tennis Championships final, where she’ll face Jessica Pegula.
Pegula got there first, clawing her way back after a rough start against Amanda Anisimova. She dropped the first set badly and even lost her serve early in the second, but still pulled off a 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 win.
Gauff, just 21, almost set up an all-American final, but Svitolina refused to fold. The match? Epic. Svitolina took it 6-4, 6-7 (13-15), 6-4 after more than three hours on court. She let four match points slip in a wild second-set tiebreak, but didn’t let that break her. She powered through the decider, and now she’s back in the Dubai final for the first time since she won the title back-to-back in 2017 and 2018.
“I was playing like there’s no tomorrow, just giving it everything,” Svitolina said afterwards.
Over in the men’s Qatar Open, world number one Carlos Alcaraz kept his perfect 2026 record alive. He beat Andrey Rublev 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 to reach the final. Alcaraz, just 22, already grabbed the Australian Open this season and became the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam. He’s won all 11 matches he’s played this year.
“I know what I can do every time I step on the court,” Alcaraz said.
He’ll face Arthur Fils from France in the final. Fils beat Jakub Mensik of the Czech Republic, who’d knocked out world number two Jannik Sinner earlier in the week, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4).
And in some more big news, Venus Williams is heading back to Indian Wells. The seven-time Grand Slam champ, now 45, got a wildcard for both singles and doubles.
“It’s great to be heading back to Indian Wells and returning home to California,” Williams said in a statement.
9-0 STREAK: ANALYZING CARLOS ALCARAZ’S PERFECT START TO THE 2026 TENNIS SEASON
Alcaraz hits 9-0: Discover why Valentin Royer warned Alcaraz and Sinner after their 2026 clash and the latest ATP rankings.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner just got a playful warning from their ATP rival, Valentin Royer.
Alcaraz, with seven Grand Slam titles, and Sinner, who has four, have completely owned men’s tennis for the last couple of years. They’ve split the last nine majors; each grabbed four ATP Masters 1000 trophies; and keep swapping the No. 1 spot in the ATP Rankings.
No one else has really kept up. Novak Djokovic is still hanging around, but the rest of the guys, like Alexander Zverev, Lorenzo Musetti, Alex de Minaur, Taylor Fritz, Felix Auger-Aliassime, and Ben Shelton, are all chasing from behind.
Alcaraz is rolling right now. He’s unbeaten in 2026 so far, standing at 9-0. After winning his first Australian Open title, he followed up with wins over Arthur Rinderknech and Royer.
After Alcaraz beat Royer 6-2, 7-5, the two shared a light moment at the net. Royer, currently world No. 60, told Alcaraz, “I’ll come for you and Jannik, don’t worry. Some day.” Alcaraz laughed and said, “I will wait for you, man.”
Royer actually had a shot in the second set. He broke Alcaraz’s serve early and was up 5-3, serving for the set, but Alcaraz broke back, held serve, and broke again to close out the match.
Asked if he was nervous, Alcaraz admitted, “Honestly, I had to be ready for anything. There were moments when I thought about a third set; I’m not going to lie. But that was just a small part of my mind. Mostly, I was focused on finding solutions, figuring out how to get back on track.
“I’m really happy I found my rhythm again and played good tennis. Sometimes it just comes down to one point. Closing out a set or a match isn’t always easy. I just had to stay in it, and I’m glad I turned it around and got the win in straight sets.”
Next, he faces seventh seed Karen Khachanov in the quarterfinals. If he gets through, he’ll meet either Andrey Rublev or Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semis. Sinner is the likely opponent waiting in the final.
“Everybody expects us to play every final, every tournament, but that’s not easy. There are a lot of players out here who want to beat us,” Alcaraz said about a possible final against Sinner.
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