Emma Raducanu appears to take swipe at Judy Murray with 'astonishing' comment after new mixed doubles invite

It meant Murray was denied one last match at SW19, with many bombarding Raducanu with furious messages in the aftermath of her decision.

Fast-forward to now, and Raducanu is enjoying herself in Washington.

The Briton beat Elise Mertens in her first match at the Citi Open in the early hours of Tuesday morning, having opted to skip the Paris Olympics.

Raducanu has taken to Instagram to share some images of herself in the United States.

Tiafoe then commented on the post, with the American seemingly inviting Raducanu to play mixed doubles with him.

"Mixed...@EmmaRaducanu," he wrote.

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When Raducanu pulled out of Wimbledon, Judy didn't seem too impressed.

She said the decision was 'astonishing', though later clarified her comments and insisted she was being sarcastic. Judy also said she understood Raducanu's decision to focus on the singles, too.

And Raducanu has now appeared to reference the recent rift by replying to Tiafoe by saying 'astonishing' with a laughing emoji.

Fans were amused by her response, with one user saying: "Good one."

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A second said: "10 points to Gryffindor."

And a third joked: "Can't understand your sarcasm."

Murray was recently asked about Raducanu's decision to pull out of the mixed doubles of Wimbledon, with the Briton seeking a third gold medal of his career at the Olympics.

The former world No 1 insists he isn't 'bitter' about the ordeal, though did reveal the pair hadn't spoken since the big event in the capital.

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“Everyone is going to look out for their best interests and what it is that they do," he said.

"I understand that, and I don't have an issue with that.

“Getting to finish playing at Wimbledon on Centre Court with my brother was unbelievably special.

"That obviously wasn't how I'd planned it. That's how it ended up, and I'm really happy about that.

“I'm not frustrated or bitter about it.

"I'm happy that I got to finish playing at Wimbledon with my brother.”