Tennis-Nadal's former coach Roig to work with American Stephens

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - WTA 1000 - Guadalajara Open - Guadalajara, Mexico - October 19, 2022 Sloane Stephens of the U.S. celebrates after winning her second round match against Switzerland's Belinda Bencic REUTERS/Henry Romero

(Reuters) - Former U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens has appointed Francis Roig as her new coach to revive her fortunes, after the veteran Spaniard left Rafa Nadal's team last week, the world number 37 said on Wednesday.

Stephens, 29, won the 2017 U.S. Open title but has struggled to make an impact on the grandest stage since and will hope Roig can help her rediscover her top form in the new season having worked with him briefly in the past.