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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Raducanu reached out to avoid ‘bad blood’ with Murray over withdrawal

Emma Raducanu in action against Amanda Anisimova
Emma Raducanu dug deep to record a second-round victory over Amanda Anisimova at the Australian Open. Photograph: Fred Lee/Getty Images

Emma Raducanu says she sent Andy Murray a long conciliatory message in the aftermath of her withdrawal from their scheduled mixed doubles match at Wimbledon last year to ensure that there was no bad blood between them and she believes that they are on good terms now.

“Afterwards I sent him a long message, basically: ‘If I caused any trouble I guess at Wimbledon, that’s definitely the last thing I want,’” Raducanu said after her second round victory over Amanda Anisimova at the Australian Open. “He’s someone that I’ve grown up looking up to and I don’t want any bad blood or harsh feelings with him.

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