Jamie Murray has taken aim at Emma Raducanu for her performances at Wimbledon, claiming she needs to improve her consistency before she can be considered anywhere near the level of Jack Draper.
The brother of two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray had some choice words for the former British No1 after her third-round exit at the All England Club.
Raducanu was beaten by world No1 Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets. Meanwhile, Draper entered Wimbledon as the men’s fourth seed, marking the highest ranking for a Briton since Andy Murray in 2017. He was beaten by Marin Cilic in the second round.
The 23-year-old still sits fifth in the world rankings after strong performances at the US Open last year and his Indian Wells triumph in March.
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|Jamie Murray has said Emma Raducanu and jack Draper cannot be put on the same level
Murray did acknowledge there are encouraging signs for Raducanu, but she still has a way to go before being considered in the same realm as Draper.
Raducanu currently sits No45 in the world, and Murray commented on the gap between them: "That's miles away from being at the level that Jack is at. Of course, she had an unbelievable result at the US Open. But she obviously needs to win a lot more matches to be talked about as a contender for these tournaments.
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"But of course, the hype is obviously massive based on her story of winning the US Open a few years ago. Not to talk bad about Emma, but Jack is in a completely different place in his career than where she is.”
Speaking to Mirror Sport about both players’ tournaments, Murray said: “She actually got a good draw, playing a young British girl (Mimi Xu) in the first match. But if you're unseeded, then you're going to have to play top players pretty early in the event.
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|Jamie Murray believes there is a gulf between the talents of Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper
"I would say the third round is a good result, all things considered. She had a competitive match with Sabalenka. Hopefully, she goes and has a good summer in America. But it's not like Jack – he was number four in the world. He's putting results together all the time, he's proven that he's world-class and a top player.
"Jack had a disappointing Wimbledon for him, but it was a tough draw in Cilic when the guy has won Grand Slams, been in finals, loves playing on grass and is a former Queens winner, that's a tough match for him.
"I'm excited for Jack and what's to come for him. I don't think this Wimbledon is going to define how his future career goes in any shape or form."
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Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has also revealed he is concerned about the lack of talent coming through the British ranks.
Despite a record number of British players in the singles draw at SW19, the most since 1984, Murray was not impressed:
"You've got 23 people in the main draw, but 16 of them are wild cards," he remarked
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|Andy Murray believes there is concerning lack of talent coming through for British tennis
"So that's seven players across the men and women in the main draw. I wouldn't say that's fantastic at all for a nation that's got much cash behind it every year. That's not great numbers at all, but that's where we are."
Both Draper and Raducanu will be hoping for a better showing at the US Open next month, as they look to bounce back from Wimbledon disappointment.