He may have lost on the court yesterday but Andy Murray picked up a lot of fans with his winning comment during the post-match press conference yesterday.
Having exited the tournament at the hands of American Sam Querrey, one journalist began to ask Murray a question about Querrey "becoming the first American to reach a grand slam semi-final since 2009" and Murray was quick to point out that wasn't the case unless the journalist was choosing to ignore female American players (*cough* Serena Williams *cough*).
And of course he did it in typical surly Murray fashion, correcting the journalist mid-question with a "Male player" before saying it again for clarity.
As you can imagine, the internet had a lot of feelings about it.
Sir Andrew Murray is NOT amused with your casual sexism! #wimbledon pic.twitter.com/a6pTpHCFSr
— Jamie (@_JamieMac_) July 12, 2017
Personally, its the little grumble at the end as there was laughter, which i enjoyed the most!
— Jamie (@_JamieMac_) July 12, 2017
My favorite genre is Murray doing this to reporters pic.twitter.com/CKs8HS0Fn7
— Ashley (@ashcech) July 12, 2017
Here you go. pic.twitter.com/YeKxBPAPdy
— Euqinomist (@Euqinomist) July 12, 2017
Also, Sir Andy—unlike Federer and Djokovic—unequivocally supports equal pay for female tennis players.
— Rochelle Krause (@Rochelle_Krause) July 12, 2017
It completely ignores the accomplishments of female US players who have reached SFs and Fs repeatedly.
— Scott A. W. Brown (@Scott_AW_Brown) July 12, 2017
Yet you said "American BLOKE" to differentiate. The question as originally stated was imprecise and lazy which prompted Andy's correction.
— O. Emmanuel (@olutrain) July 12, 2017
The journalist said 'the first American player'. That is not true. Andy did well to correct him
— Kaye McIntosh (@kayewrites) July 12, 2017
Is Andy Murray the most doggedly feminist *male* player in tennis? This seems to happen every year, but he's always ready to call shit out. https://t.co/fQqKMYC4W4
— Stephen Thomas (@SWilliamThomas) July 12, 2017
The biggest controversy of the Andy Murray "male player" clip is the reporter referring to 2009 as 'twenty oh-nine'.
— Rhys James (@rhysjamesy) July 12, 2017
Best thing about Andy Murray calling out reporters forgetting existence of women (again) is he doesn't laugh it offhttps://t.co/98zGTWugAd
— Claire Phipps (@Claire_Phipps) July 13, 2017
i love Andy Murray and i love that clip. his response was so instant. having a radar for that stuff is something to aspire to, and work on.
— Tom Freethestones (@freethestones) July 13, 2017
Thank you, Sir @andy_murray ðŸ™?ðŸ?¼ðŸ'ŠðŸ?¼ðŸ'ªðŸ?¼ https://t.co/Ixn2EV40u1
— Nicole Gibbs (@Gibbsyyyy) July 12, 2017
School them, Andy! School them. https://t.co/TObzf0K0tQ
— Diano Eko (@tennis_updates) July 12, 2017
Say what you will about Murray but so rare is the male athlete whose brain is so automatically programmed to credit accomplishments of women https://t.co/R29XBCGeEl
— Dawn Rhodes (@rhodes_dawn) July 12, 2017
What a star @andy_murray is - on and off the court. https://t.co/JhytMYYBWL
— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) July 12, 2017
