So with Murray out who do we have to watch to give us Brits a lift before our sad exit from the Euro Nations Cup this evening.
Well the lift comes in the name of Emma Raducanu the 18 year old schoolgirl, world ranked 333. She looks to be a star in the making after beating Sorana Cirstea 6-3 7-5 to take her through to the last 16. 
Just watched 18 y.o Emma Raducanu (English despite her name) go through to 4th round. A little inconsistent but very talented - remind you of anyone?
Angela Mortimer?
I was thinking Andy Murray - in terms of the inconsistency & talent, not appearance.
Actually my reply was a joke…OK not a very good one. 
Well that’s typical of a British player, get hyped up and then retire injured…
McEnroe got hammered on social media today for suggesting she couldn’t handle it (the pressure)
And after a day of him getting pellets she has come out and said the occasion got the better of her
Given that mental toughness and temperament is a huge part of separating the best and the also rans, are commentators no longer allowed to comment on this for fear of the backlash
Ffs she’s a kid still.
I suspect it was more because she was a girl
Had Pedri (same age) bottled it in the same way last night and the commentators made the same comments, there wouldn’t have been the Twitter pile on
What he said wasn’t outrageous. It was pretty measured in context, and as it turned out, entirely accurate.
Aye, but for an 18 yearly to simply admit to being overcome by anxiety and nerves on her first such big occasion shows a fair amount of courage, which is something McEnroe should at leat acknowledge if wanting full context