Emma Raducanu apologised to Andy Murray to avoid ‘bad blood’

Emma Raducanu mentioned she apologised to Andy Murray over her Wimbledon combined doubles withdrawal final yr as she didn’t need any “unhealthy blood” between the pair.

Murray was on account of play alongside Raducanu throughout his closing outing on the All England Membership earlier than his fellow Briton pulled out of the combined doubles due to “some stiffness” in her proper wrist.

The previous males’s world primary was not permitted to discover a alternative associate because the draw had already been made and was mentioned to be “disenchanted” by a call which ended his Wimbledon profession.

It meant Murray’s final match on the match was a defeat alongside older brother Jamie within the males’s doubles earlier on on the occasion.

Murray’s mom Judy – in response to a put up on X from tv presenter Marcus Buckland describing Raducanu’s determination as “astonishing” – wrote: “Sure, astonishing.”

After a string of unfavourable responses, she later wrote: “Unsure anybody understands sarcasm as of late. Fairly certain the scheduling… can have performed a serious half in any decision-making.”

Raducanu addressed the difficulty after her second spherical win towards Amanda Anisimova on the Australian Open on Thursday.

“Afterwards I despatched him [Andy Murray] an extended message mainly apologising if I brought on any bother, I suppose, at Wimbledon, that is positively the very last thing I need,” mentioned Raducanu.

“He is somebody that I’ve grown up wanting as much as and I do not need any unhealthy blood or harsh emotions with him.

“I despatched him an extended message and he took it rather well and responded saying he was disenchanted however he understood.”

Murray, who retired after competing on the 2024 Olympics in Paris, can be on the Australian Open as he’s a part of Novak Djokovic’s teaching crew.

“We’re high-quality now,” added Raducanu. “We stroll previous one another and say, ‘hey’, ‘nicely finished’. It is clearly actually cool seeing him with Novak [Djokovic] right here as nicely.”