Dan Evans did not need to be too harsh in his criticism of Emma Raducanu however made it clear to the 21-year-old that her act towards Andy Murray wasn’t honest and that she ought to be taught from it and do higher subsequent time if she finds herself in the same state of affairs.
Final Wednesday, Raducanu confirmed the stories that she accepted to play combined doubles with Murray in his Wimbledon farewell. Addressing her choice, an ecstatic Raducanu mentioned she had no second ideas after Murray reached out together with his invitation.
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However then on Saturday, Raducanu pulled out of the combined doubles occasion – citing wrist soreness – simply earlier than their scheduled opening match. And since Murray did not compete within the singles occasion and had already misplaced within the males’s doubles event together with his brother Jamie Murray, Raducanu’s withdrawal additionally meant an finish to his farewell at The Championships.
Reacting to the information on X, Judy Murray used the phrase “astonishing” – however after the media shortly picked up the story – she later defended herself by insisting she wasn’t taking a jab at Raducanu however was simply being “sarcastic.”
Evans to Raducanu: Ought to have been totally dedicated on this state of affairs…
“It’s simply unlucky the way it performed out, with Emma pulling out just a few hours earlier than their match on Court docket No 1 as a result of she had a sore wrist. In fact the singles is a participant’s precedence – the prize cash on provide is considerably extra – and that may at all times be Emma’s major focus,” Evans wrote in a column for The Day by day Mail.
“However when you comply with play doubles with somebody – particularly in a particular state of affairs like this – then you have to be totally dedicated to it. I just lately performed doubles with Andy at Roland-Garros and he waited round all week to play with me, having been knocked out within the singles.
“I can’t blame Emma for pulling out however there’s a lesson in there about not committing except you’re 100% on board.”
After Raducanu suffered a shock round-of-16 loss to Lulu Solar on Sunday, Raducanu mentioned she was “standing by her choice” as a result of everybody is aware of her harm historical past and she or he merely felt that enjoying that exact day would have been too dangerous.
