Andy Murray reveals why Emma Raducanu criticism is unhelpful and gives update on pair’s relationship after Wimbledon controversy

The three-time Grand Slam champion believes that the greats of the game can undermine the next generation of stars by being too harsh on their performances in the early stages of their careers.

Raducanu shot to fame after becoming the first British woman to win a Grand Slam since 1977 at the 2021 US Open.

She has struggled to replicate that success in the four years since, but Murray insists that public criticism of the 22-year-old could be very unhelpful for her progress.

“You respect their opinions, and often they might differ from what your coach is telling you.

“When you’re 20 years old, you’re still responsible for the team that you employ.

“If you’ve got an ex-British No 1 or an ex-world No 1 saying they don’t agree with how you hit your forehand or the strategy you use in matches, it can be a bit undermining.

“I know pundits have to do that, but it’s really not helpful for young players, in particular, who maybe are not able to block that out and trust their coaches.

“If any of the younger British players ever want to talk to me privately, I would always do that.”

Murray and Raducanu were set to join forces in the mixed doubles at Wimbledon 2024.

Murray, who played his final professional match at last summer’s Paris Olympics, said that his relationship with the British tennis star is fine now.

“We exchanged multiple messages since Wimbledon, and things were fine after we cleared everything up,” said Murray.

“It was obviously a pretty emotional time for me and everyone around me, so it was hard but, like I said, I was really happy with the way that my career finished. I got to play my last match at Wimbledon with my brother.

“Emma’s not someone that beforehand we were communicating all the time or discussing ideas about her game and things like that, so that hasn’t changed.”

Raducanu was eliminated from the Korea Open at the last 16 stage by Barbora Krejcikova on Thursday.

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