Andy Murray came in defence for the British teenager Emma Raducanu who had withdrawn from Wimbledon and the reason was said that she couldn’t handle the pressure of the tournament.
Think this is a very harsh take on the situation Piers https://t.co/rGuWC5ScDT
— Andy Murray (@andy_murray) July 6, 2021
Emma Raducanu who debuted in the championship was forced to retire after her remarkable performances till the fourth round. She suffered discomfort and difficulty to breathe during her clash against Ajla Tomljanobic of Australia in the second set. Raducanu went for medical awareness but couldn’t return to the court to continue.
Due to medical reasons, Emma Raducanu has retired from this match – but what an incredible run to the fourth round it was 💚 💜#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/fmp6M0twDw
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 5, 2021
“At the end of the first set, after some super intense rallies, I started to breathe heavily and felt dizzy.
The medical team advised me not to continue and although it felt like the hardest thing in the world not to be able to finish my Wimbledon on the court, it was not well enough to carry on,” said Raducanu via Twitter on Tuesday.
thank you for the support❤️ pic.twitter.com/C47TTvOQK9
— Emma Raducanu (@EmmaRaducanu) July 6, 2021
McEnroe who has won the Wimbledon championship twice had indicated on BBC that the occasion “got a little bit too much” for Raducanu and matched her anxiety to Naomi Osaka’s mental health struggles who had retired from the French Open after her first round.
Andy Murray came in defence and said, McEnroe, judged the teen without understanding the reason behind her breathing difficulties.
I think some of what he said was fair yes.. however the timing of it was a bit off considering nobody had any clue what her issue was injury/illness/breathings issues etc at the time of his comments.
— Andy Murray (@andy_murray) July 6, 2021
Kevin Pietersen, a former cricketer from England said that talent is something else. Dealing with pressure, bad form and negative media are hard but this is what sport is all about to which Murray replied that the case with Raducanu was different.
No question mental toughness can be what separates the best in sport but surely both of you aren’t judging her mental toughness on yesterday’s match?! https://t.co/83tLG5F9ca
— Andy Murray (@andy_murray) July 6, 2021
The former cricketer Pietersen later tweeted that he didn’t understand the context and then the whole conversation took a different turn.
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