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Britain's Emma Raducanu has pulled out of the last two tournaments in 2025 as a result of the illness she has been fighting for the last week and a half.

The 22-year-old had planned to participate in events in Asia but opted to return home to recover prior to beginning her preparations for 2026.

Those preparations are set to feature her coach Francisco Roig, as both individuals have agreed to work together again next season.

The tennis professional had her blood pressure taken while playing the initial match versus Ann Li in the Wuhan tournament and retired when behind 6-1 4-1 on a very muggy occasion.

Another medical visit was necessary a doctor's assessment at the recent Ningbo Open, where she lost in three sets to local wildcard Zhu Lin in the opening round.

She was also playing with clear difficulty in the deciding set in the match with Zhu because of a lower back issue that has been a concern at times this year.

Such performances followed a positive campaign, in which the player advanced into the top 30 globally after a long gap since her previous ranking, finished with a trio of defeats.

She held three match points before losing to Pegula in round three in last month's Beijing event.

Raducanu won 28 victories in the current season and reached the semi-finals in Washington, but her most impressive week was at the Miami Open in March.

As Britain's top player advanced to the quarters of this WTA 1000 tournament, defeating eighth seed Emma Navarro during the tournament before losing in a three-set match to fourth-ranked Pegula.

Her coach was trainer Mark Petchey between Miami and Wimbledon, with Roig taking over in time for the US Open.

The first plan with Rafael Nadal's former coach was until the end of the season but the collaboration persists, with a training session scheduled for the end of the year.

The athlete revealed that her three-day trial with Roig after Wimbledon was like a "covert operation" as the meeting was kept under wraps.

She came very close to beating world number one Aryna Sabalenka at the first competition with Roig in Cincinnati during August.

The coach also accompanied Raducanu in the New York tournament, where she advanced to round three before being beaten by Rybakina, champion at Wimbledon in 2022.