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Coach Francis Roig with Rafael Nadal (Twitter Picture@RafaelNadal)
Francis Roig, who had labored with Rafael Nadal since 2005 will now work with former US Open champion Sloane Stephens
Former US Open champion Sloane Stephens introduced Wednesday that Francisco ‘Francis’ Roig, one of many architects of Rafael Nadal’s record-blitzing Grand Slam profession, will change into her new coach.
“Glad to have Francis Roig be a part of my group as my new coach! Right here’s to a profitable journey collectively, let’s get to work,” the 29-year-old Stephens wrote on Instagram.
Roig had labored with Nadal since 2005, the 12 months the Spanish star gained the primary of his 22 Grand Slam titles on the French Open.
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Nonetheless, he’ll now change into a head coach in his personal proper after agreeing to group up with Thirty seventh-ranked Stephens, who was topped US Open champion in 2017 and completed runner-up at Roland Garros the next 12 months.
Stephens, who has seven profession titles, reached a excessive of world quantity three in July 2018.
Nadal introduced final week that Roig was leaving his group the place he labored initially alongside his uncle, Toni Nadal, after which Carlos Moya and Marc Lopez.
“Francis has been an essential individual in my profession and I’m very grateful to him for all these years of labor and friendship,” mentioned Nadal.
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