'He fixes what needs fixing' - why Raducanu turned to Nadal's ex-coach

Emma Raducanu chatting with coach Francesco RoigEmma Raducanu has hired a new coach.

It is a sentence which we have heard several times since the 22-year-old Briton emerged from nowhere to win the 2021 US Open title as a teenage qualifier.

But the appointment of Francisco Roig – a wily Spaniard who helped Rafael Nadal win all of his 22 Grand Slam titles - feels like a longer-term bet as Raducanu looks to continue her upward trajectory.

Going into next week's US Open - their second tournament together - the world number 35 is hoping Roig can take her even higher.

"Francis is the best coach I worked with by far," former Spanish number two Feliciano Lopez, who worked with Roig for several years,…