New York, December 22: Sloane Stephens has confirmed Francis Roig as her new coach, less than a week after the Spaniard departed Rafael Nadal's team.
The 54-year-old, who had worked with his fellow countryman since 2005, parted ways with the 22-time grand slam winner earlier this month.
At the time, Nadal confirmed Roig was leaving his set-up for "a new project," which has now been confirmed as a role with Stephens.
The 2017 US Open winner announced the news in a post to her social media accounts, welcoming him aboard ahead of the 2023 season.
"Happy to have Francis Roig join my team as my new coach!" she wrote. "Here's to a successful journey together. Let's get to work."
Happy to have Francis Roig join my team as my new coach! Here's to a successful journey together, let's get to work
Muy contenta de comunicaros que Francis Roig será mi entrenador esta temporada pic.twitter.com/lr1JOGfqkY
— sloanestephens (@SloaneStephens) December 21, 2022
Stephens, who achieved a career-high WTA ranking of third in 2018, has returned to the top 50 over the past year following a series of struggles with form.
She claimed her first title in four years at the Abierto Zapopan in Mexico in February, and reached a first grand slam quarter-final since 2019 at the French Open.
Nadal, meanwhile, announced Gustavo Marcaccio would replace Roig earlier this week, adding the Argentine to a team that contains Carlos Moya and Marc Lopez.
The Spaniard was effusive in his tribute to his outgoing coach last week, stating: "I only have words of gratitude and I wish him all the luck in the world."
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