Judy Murray looks stern as she’s seen for the first time at Wimbledon since her apparent swipe at Emma Raducanu for ditching mixed doubles with Andy

Judy Murray has been spotted at Wimbledon for the first time following her apparent social media swipe about Emma Raducanu. Andy Murray’s mother, 64, from Scotland, appeared to take a swipe at Raducanu, 21, on X after the tennis player withdrew from her mixed double match with Andy, 37, due to wrist pain.

The next day, Emma was defeated in her fourth singles match against New Zealand’s Lulu Sun, but her wrist injury did not rule her out of playing the game. The Murray’s were thought to be disappointed by the decision, with Judy describing it as ‘astonishing’ on X.

She later backtracked, saying: ‘Not sure anyone understands sarcasm these days.’ Today, Judy appeared to put the drama behind her and focus solely on the live action, as she joined a host of VIPs in the Royal Box at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on the eleventh day of the Wimbledon Championships.

The mother-of-two put on a summery display in a orange tweed blazer, embroidered blouse, and white jeans.

She joined a host of public figures in the Royal Box today, including Ilana Kloss and Billie Jean King. Last week, Raducanu and Murray were due to take to No 1 Court as the fourth match of the day, meaning an 11pm finish was not out of the question. That would have been tricky preparation for Raducanu ahead of her fourth round singles match against Lulu Sun, and Judy Murray took to X, formerly Twitter, to fume at the scheduling.

The reality of the situation is that with rain causing havoc in the opening week of the tournament, the All England Club found themselves needing to prioritise the scheduling of singles matches. There is pressure to play singles matches before doubles, and one of Murray-Raducanu’s scheduled opponents, Marcelo Arevalo, was finishing his men’s doubles match last Saturday morning, so they could hardly ask him to go back-to-back.

Another factor that complicated this particular mixed doubles match was that given the huge interest in it, organisers were eager to put it on a show court, limiting the available slots available. Raducanu’s withdrawal came as desperately disappointing news to Andy Murray, as well as fans who queued for hours early morning in the hope of landing a No 1 Court ticket to see them.

‘Unfortunately I woke up with some stiffness in my right wrist this morning, so I have decided to make the very tough decision to withdraw from the mixed doubles tonight,’ a statement from Raducanu said on Saturday, just after 2pm.

‘I’m disappointed as I was really looking forward to playing with Andy but got to take care.’ Andy Murray was said to be ‘absolutely devastated’ after his Wimbledon career was brought to an end. The 37-year-old had been forced to bow out of the singles with a back injury to the heartbreak of British fans, before losing alongside his brother Jamie in the first round of the men’s doubles, sparking a tearful post-match interview in which he admitted it was ‘too tough’ for him to continue playing.

He had hoped for some form of redemption by taking part in the mixed doubles with Raducanu – who previously said it was a ‘dream’ to partner up with him – before the shock announcement.

It has proven an unfortunate situation and Raducanu doubtless feels guilty about denying Murray a final fling. But the brutal reality in this sport is you have to take care of yourself. Raducanu’s match against the world No 123 for a place in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon was a massive opportunity. Raducanu had surgery on her right wrist last year and one only has to look at Juan Martin del Potro, Dominic Thiem or — more parochially — Laura Robson for evidence of how persistent wrist problems can wreck a career.

No one appreciates better than Murray the importance of protecting one’s body — or the fact that ruthlessness is not an optional trait for a career at the highest level. He was 20 years old himself when he withdrew from a Davis Cup match in Argentina, citing knee pain, and even his brother Jamie joined in the criticism, saying: ‘It kind of affects the way I feel about him.’