Emma Raducanu lays tension between her and Andy Murray to rest; reveals her "long" apology after crossing paths at Australian Open

WTA star Emma Raducanu recently made staggering gestures of putting her controversy with Andy Murray to rest. After securing her spot in the third round of the 2025 Australian Open, the Briton clarified that the bad blood between them no longer exists. The ATP legend congratulated the 22-year-old on her commendable performance against Amanda Anisimova.

Raducanu's last-minute withdrawal from the mixed doubles of 2024 Wimbledon set things on fire. She faced immense criticism for depriving fans of witnessing the legend on the court for one last time. Currently backing Novak Djokovic as a mentor, Andy Murray was present at Melbourne Park while Raducanu battled the World No. 35.

During her press conference after the 2R win over Anisimova, Raducanu unveiled that she extended a heartfelt apology to Murray. This marked an end to their long-standing controversy.

"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 sent him a long message and he took it really well and responded saying he was disappointed but he understood. We're fine now," she said.

The former US Open champion also mentioned seeing the ATP legend in fine terms amid the ongoing major event. She also expressed excitement over his fresh partnership with Djokovic.

"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. Afterwards I sent him a long message basically apologising if I caused any trouble I guess at Wimbledon, that's definitely the last thing I want," she added.

Raducanu was exposed to immense criticism following her decision to withdraw from Wimbledon in 2024. Besides this, she also made triggering remarks during Murray's emotional withdrawal last year.

"No, it doesn’t feel different at all. I think tennis is unforgiving in that sense no matter who you are. It just moves on," she said, making it clear that the ATP legend's exit made no difference to the fast paced sport.

Emma Raducanu clarifies being honored to end the feud with Andy Murray

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Emma Raducanu recently mentioned how she felt there was nothing wrong with being the first to end the feud with Andy Murray. She called the ATP legend her idol since childhood.

In an exclusive conversation reported by TheTimes, the WTA star laid her feelings bare about having no harsh feelings against Novak Djokovic's current coach.

"Did I want to take the initiative and smooth things over? Yeah, big time. I really wanted to [smooth things over]. Whether or not I can go back and turn back time and do things differently, that's in the past," she said.

Backing her statement, Raducanu applauded Murray's legendary records during his glorious tennis career as a player.

"All I can do is kind of evaluate that and learn going forwards. And I wanted to take the initiative, because growing up, he was one of my idols, and he still is, with everything he's achieved in the game, coming from the UK and the same system and everything," the 22-year-old added.

Emma Raducanu is now preparing to face Iga Swiatek in her 3R at the Australian Open. With her feud against Andy Murray put to rest, she is highly likely to receive firm backing from the crowd.