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Raducanu did not drop a set throughout the tournament in New
York this month as she beat Leylah Fernandez to become the first
British woman to win a major singles title for 44 years.
Murray himself ended Britain's 76-year wait for a male Grand
Slam champion when he overcame Novak Djokovic in the 2012 final
at Flushing Meadows.
"For a country that hosts the biggest tennis tournament in the
world and certainly not lacking in money, that's not really good
enough," Murray, who will play in the Moselle Open in Metz later
on Tuesday, told reporters, referring to the Wimbledon
championships.
"Now should be an opportunity to try to make sure it's not
another huge wait. They need to try to take the opportunity."
The three-times Grand Slam champion said tennis in Britain had
to change its image of being exclusive.
"If your image is that it's a rich person's sport and it's too
expensive to play, I'm sure that it potentially puts people off,
parents as well, getting their kids into it," he said.
Murray said he would not give Raducanu advice without being
asked by the 18-year-old.
"I never really liked it when all of the ex-British players were
always wading in after every win and loss about what you should
be doing, what you shouldn't be doing," Murray said.
"I found it incredibly irritating and still do. I don't want to
be that person."
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Robert
Birsel)
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