Emma Raducanu admits she did not really feel proper after pulling out of her blended doubles match with Andy Murray so she despatched a protracted message explaining and apologizing herself as a result of she completely did not need to create some animosity between them.
In case you forgot, the 37-year-old confirmed that the 2024 Wimbledon version would additionally mark his final look as a professional participant at The Championships.
However on account of again surgical procedure, Murray opted to solely play in males’s doubles with brother Jamie and likewise in blended doubles with Raducanu.
After dropping within the males’s doubles, the previous two-time Wimbledon winner nonetheless had blended doubles to play.
However then simply hours earlier than their scheduled first-round match, the 22-year-old withdrew from the blended doubles match, citing wrist soreness.
After Murray’s final Wimbledon run got here to an finish in an abrupt manner, his mom Judy wrote on X that the state of affairs was “astonishing.”
Judy Murray X put up© X screenshot
Nevertheless, after it was shortly picked up by the media, she insisted that she wasn’t taking a shot on the 2021 US Open champion with that remark.
Raducanu: I despatched Murray a protracted message… He was dissatisfied however understood
“Afterwards I sent him a long message, basically, ‘if I caused any trouble I guess at Wimbledon, that’s definitely the last thing I want,'” the previous world No. 10 shared in Melbourne.
“He’s someone that I’ve grown up looking up to and I don’t want any bad blood or harsh feelings with him.
“I despatched him a protracted message and he took it very well and responded saying he was dissatisfied however he understood. We’re advantageous now.
“We walk past each other and say ‘hello’, ‘well done’. It’s obviously really cool seeing him with Novak here as well. Two great champions and they’re just together, it’s pretty awesome.”
In late July, the previous world No. 1 stated “the ending was a bit strange” but in addition famous that he “respected” Raducanu’s determination.
