Andy Murray's mother has described the moment the Wimbledon champion leapt to the rescue of a dog while en route to the tournament.

The tennis ace stopped traffic as he saw the labradoodle running towards oncoming cars at the weekend then returned it to its startled owner.

Speaking at Wimbledon on Wednesday as her son prepared for his next match, Judy Murray said her reaction was: “What you doing? You’re on the way to Wimbledon and you’re going to get run over.”

She said the dog’s owner was shocked to see who had saved her pet.

“Andy was sitting in the car and she just went, ‘Oh my God’.”