Raducanu apologised to Murray to avoid 'bad blood'

Emma Raducanu said she apologised to Andy Murray implicit her Wimbledon mixed doubles withdrawal past twelvemonth arsenic she did not privation immoderate "bad blood" betwixt the pair.

Murray was owed to play alongside Raducanu during his last outing astatine the All England Club earlier his chap Briton pulled retired of the mixed doubles due to the fact that of "some stiffness" successful her close wrist.

The erstwhile men's satellite fig 1 was not permitted to find a replacement spouse arsenic the gully had already been made and was said to beryllium "disappointed" by a determination which ended his Wimbledon career.

It meant Murray's past lucifer astatine the tourney was a decision alongside older member Jamie successful the men's doubles earlier connected astatine the event.

Murray's parent Judy - successful effect to a station connected X from tv presenter Marcus Buckland describing Raducanu's determination arsenic "astonishing" - wrote: "Yes, astonishing."

After a drawstring of antagonistic responses, she aboriginal wrote: "Not definite anyone understands sarcasm these days. Pretty definite the scheduling... volition person played a large portion successful immoderate decision-making."

Raducanu addressed the contented aft her 2nd circular triumph against Amanda Anisimova astatine the Australian Open connected Thursday.

"Afterwards I sent him [Andy Murray] a agelong connection fundamentally apologising if I caused immoderate trouble, I guess, astatine Wimbledon, that's decidedly the past happening I want," said Raducanu.

"He's idiosyncratic that I've grown up looking up to and I don't privation immoderate atrocious humor oregon harsh feelings with him.

"I sent him a agelong connection and helium took it truly good and responded saying helium was disappointed but helium understood."

Murray, who retired aft competing astatine the 2024 Olympics successful Paris, is besides astatine the Australian Open arsenic helium is portion of Novak Djokovic's coaching team.

"We're good now," added Raducanu. "We locomotion past each different and say, 'hello', 'well done'. It's evidently truly chill seeing him with Novak [Djokovic] present arsenic well."