Andy Murray helpfully reminds reporter that, yes, female tennis players do exist
Scottish tennis champ Andy Murray may have lost Wednesday morning in the Wimbledon quarter finals to American Sam Querrey, but he won major points for sticking up for female tennis players.
During a post-match interview, a reporter stated that Sam Querrey was the first U.S. player to reach a major semi-final. However, Murray was quick to remind the reporter that Querrey isn't, in fact, the first American player to reach the semi-final of a slam since 2009. He interjected "male player" to clarify that the achievement has been reached by women. Serena Williams ring any bells?
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Murray's response prompted hand-clapping around the internet.
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We can thank Murray's mom for raising her son properly.
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This isn't the first time Murray has had to remind sexist reporters that female players also exist. Back at the 2016 Olympics, Murray had to correct another reporter who credited Murray as the first person to win two tennis golds at the Olympics. Murray was quick to point out the Williams sister had won four each.
News headlines Wednesday made sure to highlight the word "male" after the interview, unless they wanted to feel the subtle, but much-needed wrath of Murray.
Sasha is a news writer at Mashable's San Francisco office. She's an SF native who went to UC Davis and later received her master's from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. She's been reporting out of her hometown over the years at Bay City News (news wire), SFGate (the San Francisco Chronicle website), and even made it out of California to write for the Chicago Tribune. She's been described as a bookworm and a gym rat.