‘I Don’t Know What It Is That People Want’ – After Emma Raducanu’s Fall From Grace, British Tennis Veteran Lashes Out at Critics for Constant Ranking Scrutiny

Andy Murray has been the face of British tennis ever since he broke through the ranks. The former world number 1 has always been supportive of the other British players, especially in front of the media. The recent struggles of the British tennis players have raised plenty of eyebrows and Murray, being the most successful British tennis player, was asked his thoughts on the current state.

Now, Murray would never throw his fellow countrymen or youngsters under the bus. He handled the naysayers in the best possible manner by answering them without being critical of the youngsters. Aside from clearing their doubts, he also raised an intriguing question that left everyone debating on social media.

Andy Murray defends Emma Raducanu and other British women’s tennis players

After his victory over Jason Kubler in the Surbiton Trophy, Murray was asked about the present state of British tennis. The question was regarding having no players in the current WTA top 100. He said, “I don’t really know what is considered success for a Grand Slam nation. Is top 100 players what matters? Is it Grand Slam champions? I don’t know what it is that people want.”

Murray went on to create a poll on Twitter before the French Open to see what his followers believed.

The poll did not go in favor of the three-time major champion, but he stayed firm with his opinion.

During his post-match interview, reported by the Express UK, he came to Emma Raducanu’s defence and added, “I’m just not sure how you should quantify success when it comes to British tennis. Before I won Wimbledon everyone was whinging about us not having a Grand Slam champion. That was the problem. Emma has now also won yet now it’s not enough top 100 players.”

Emma Raducanu’s poor run of form

We all talk about Emma Raducanu‘s magical US Open 2021 run, where she won the slam as a qualifier. She stunned the world at just 18 years of age by winning 10 straight-set matches right from qualifying on her route to the title. However, fate has not been kind to her ever since those three weeks in New York.

Raducanu has failed to win a single title since her US Open triumph. In fact, she is yet to play a tour-level final since then. Her record has been poor in the slams in the same time period where she failed to get past the second round every time. Her fitness has cost her plenty of tight three-setters and after a recent surgery, she is sidelined for a few more months.

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Raducanu will be out of the top 100 on Monday after she loses her French Open Round 2 points from last year. The road to comeback is not going to be easy, but miracles do happen after surgeries. Can Emma Raducanu find her way back to the top after the surgery?

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