British tennis star Andy Murray shared some sad news late on Friday evening – that his beloved dog Maggie Mayhem had died. Photo: Joe Toth – AELTC Pool/Getty Images
Twitter praises Andy Murray for correcting journalist’s casual sexism [video]
Andy Murray has no time for casual sexism in sport.
British tennis star Andy Murray shared some sad news late on Friday evening – that his beloved dog Maggie Mayhem had died. Photo: Joe Toth – AELTC Pool/Getty Images
Andy Murray might have crashed out of Wimbledon, but he was still up for fighting the good fight in his post-match press conference.
A journalist asked about Sam Querrey, who knocked him out, being “the first US player to reach a major semi-final since 2009″.
Murray replies: “Male player.”
“I beg your pardon,” the reporter responded.
“Male player,” Murray repeated.
Murray was, of course, referring to Serena Williams, who has won 12 Grand Slam tournaments since 2009.
And that’s just one of the Willaims sisters.
Venus, a Wimbledon semi-finalist last year and this year, and a finalist at the Australian Open in January.
But the Williams sisters aren’t the only US players to have reached major semi-finals. CoCo Vandeweghe, Madison Keys and Sloane Stephens all achieved the feat.
Judy Murray, Andy’s mother and a tennis coach, Tweeted:
That's my boy. ❤️ https://t.co/ldZUQ2wbZj
— judy murray (@JudyMurray) July 12, 2017
Watch the exchange below:
Twitter was full of praise for Murray.
Instinctively rejecting casual sexism and ignorance even at tough moments – Well Raised @JudyMurray #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/1KJBMkFag1
— Sarah Honan (@HonanSarah) July 12, 2017
Andy Murray calling out a little casual sexism after his loss…#bravo https://t.co/mtn99BH40J
— Sarah Walsh (@swalshy9) July 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/SInow/status/885363189575274496
The thing I love the most about that Andy Murray vid (and I love SO MUCH) is that he makes it a big deal by not making a big deal.
— Daisy Buchanan (@NotRollergirl) July 13, 2017
📽️ .@andy_murray keeping it classy on and off the court. pic.twitter.com/FbzJzgoiJx
— The Field (@thefield_in) July 13, 2017
Anyone else want to club in to send Andy Murray a bunch of flowers? Bless him. https://t.co/tylC5ebTNr
— Annabel Crabb (@annabelcrabb) July 13, 2017
Yes! He doesn’t want a cookie and a pat on the head for identifying sexism, he’s just beautifully bored by the whole thing.
— Lauren Bravo (@laurenbravo) July 13, 2017
Yes! He doesn’t want a cookie and a pat on the head for identifying sexism, he’s just beautifully bored by the whole thing.
— Lauren Bravo (@laurenbravo) July 13, 2017
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