Sam Querrey stunned the world today when he defeated Andy Murray, the world’s top-ranked men’s tennis player, during a quarterfinal match at Wimbledon.
But Murray’s not letting the loss get him down. In fact, he ended up a winner on social media after all, thanks to an answer he gave at the post-match press conference.
Q: "Andy, Sam is the first American player to reach the semi-final of a Slam since 2009…"
Murray: "Male player."
— Svenja Mastroberardino (@svenja_mastro) July 12, 2017
Indeed, Venus and Serena Williams have won dozens of Grand Slam matches over the past eight years—and this isn’t the first time Murray had to fact check a reporter on that.
He's great at reminding reporters that women's tennis exists pic.twitter.com/bDvitQd0oz
— Beatriz (@biayag) July 12, 2017
The internet immediately applauded Murray for his feminism.
Andy Murray, fighting the good fight… pic.twitter.com/bj1rii1KmG
— Leigh Walsh (@LeighWalsh87) 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 Rötzsch Thomas (@SRotzschThomas) July 12, 2017
https://twitter.com/rhodes_dawn/status/885161617247305728
What a star @andy_murray is – on and off the court. https://t.co/JhytMYYBWL
— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) July 12, 2017
https://twitter.com/ATPWTAMemes/status/885162781846028289
And the feminist award of the day goes to Andy Murray 🙌🏽 #Wimbledon
— sumayyah (@Rogue_whovian) July 12, 2017
School them, Andy! School them. https://t.co/TObzf0K0tQ
— Diano Eko (@tennis_updates) July 12, 2017
Even Murray’s mother got in on the fun.
That's my boy. ❤️ https://t.co/ldZUQ2wbZj
— Judy Murray (@JudyMurray) July 12, 2017
Nice work, Andy. You were definitely raised right.
