Why did stars Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray fall out?
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EMMA RADUCANU and Andy Murray are two of the UK’s most high-profile tennis players - but their relationship became strained when Emma made a shocking decision. However, there are signs that tensions might be easing between the pair after a surprise meeting at the Australian Open 2025.
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Emma was born in Toronto, Canada, but was raised in Bromley, London. She started playing tennis at the age of five and has risen to a career-high Women’s Tennis Association ranking of world No 10. The star was the first British woman to win a Grand Slam tournament since Virginia Wade at the 1977 Wimbledon Championships.
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Emma has often said that Andy Murray, who has been ranked world No 1 and won Wimbledon on two occasions, is someone that she looks up to. Andy retired from tennis in 2024 and made his final professional appearance at the Paris Olympics competing in doubles with Dan Evans.
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Murray and Evans suffered a straight-set defeat in the Olympic men's doubles quarter-finals to Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul. Reports of a rift between Andy and Emma began in the summer of 2024, when Emma withdrew from their mixed doubles match at Wimbledon.
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The match was set to be Andy’s farewell game, meaning Andy didn’t get to say a proper goodbye on the legendary court. His mother, Judy Murray, weighed in on the issue on X (formerly Twitter) when Emma announced that she would be continuing her singles campaign at Wimbledon despite pulling out of mixed doubles.
