Emma Laducanu admitted she feared “bad blood” with Andy Murray after withdrawing from the Wimbledon mixed doubles.
The Scot was ruled out of the final at the All England Club last summer when Raducanu withdrew before the first round due to wrist pain.
Murray is known to be very disappointed, and the controversy overshadowed his ability to reach the fourth round in singles, his best Grand Slam result since Raducanu’s US Open victory.
Image: Raducanu dropped serve five times and committed five double faults in her win over Amanda Anisimova, but still showed plenty of guts.
That’s why the 22-year-old was particularly pleased to be congratulated by Murray after her Australian Open second-round win over Amanda Anisimova against Iga Swiatek on Thursday.
“Afterwards, I sent him a long message basically apologizing if I caused any trouble. I think that’s definitely something I don’t want at Wimbledon,” Laducanu said.
“He’s someone I’ve grown up admiring and I don’t want any bad blood or hard feelings to develop between him and me. I sent him a long message and he said it very well. She accepted it and replied that she was disappointed but understood.
“Right now it’s fine. We pass each other and say ‘hello’ and ‘good job’. It’s obviously really cool to see him here with Novak (Djokovic).”
Image: Murray is currently focused on coaching Serbian Novak Djokovic as he bids for a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title in Melbourne
While Murray is currently focused off the court to help Novak Djokovic chase another Grand Slam title, Raducanu is determined to not let negative outside influences affect her. There is.
She’s had to get used to a lot of the noise surrounding her since her breakthrough in New York, but “I think we’re pretty close this year,” she said in a press conference after her 6-3, 7-5 win over Anisimova. spoke. Overall, in the sense that I have good people around me and a positive outlook.
“It’s pretty barbaric in terms of prioritizing and focusing on anything that doesn’t necessarily benefit me. Anything that tries to influence that, I don’t have time for that. I don’t hate it. I just… I just don’t want to do it.’ Put that in there. ”
This was another strong performance from Raducanu, showing an intelligence that blunted the powerful weapons of Anisimova, one of her close friends on tour.
However, there were concerns about the condition of Raducanu’s back, with British number two Raducanu feeling uncomfortable early in the second set and calling his trainer.
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Her preparations for the new season were interrupted by back spasms that forced her to withdraw from a tournament in Auckland earlier this month.
Raducanu hopes he hasn’t exacerbated the problem, adding: “We haven’t fully investigated it yet.
“I think it’s almost to be expected to have two really physical games after not having played in a long time. I think there’s going to be little hiccups here and there. I hope so. That’s all.
“I was able to overcome some pain today, but I will try to recover as much as possible the next day.”
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It was the first time Raducanu reached the third round in Melbourne, and after finishing some key points, she showed her mental strength by pointing to her head.
“If Katie Boulter sees it, maybe she’ll give me a few words,” Raducanu said with a smile. “I think she’s the OG on that team. We have a good relationship, so I’m sure she wouldn’t mind me using it in clutch moments. But I… I just held on really tough.”
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