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Andy Murray is winning praise for 'not letting casual sexism go' at a press conference

Murray isn’t about to let the world forget about American women tennis players.

YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, ANDY Murray suffered a fairly comprehensive defeat to US player Sam Querrey in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon.

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Murray, who has been struggling with a worrisome hip injury for the duration of the tournament, lost to Querrey in five sets.

Hip injury or no hip injury, Murray was taking no guff in the press conference after the match. At one point, a journalist put it to him that his opponent was the “first US player to reach a major semifinal since 2009,” to which Andy Murray replied, “Male player.”

Flummoxed, the journalist replied, “I beg your pardon?” and Murray clarified that they meant it was the first time a US male player had reached a Grand Slam semifinal.

The reporter immediately corrected himself, laughed and moved on.

Murray is obviously correct.

Notwithstanding the fact that Serena Williams has won 12 Grand Slams since 2009, several of her compatriots have reached major semifinals since 2009.

Venus Williams has reached three semifinals and a final in that time period, while Coco Vandeweghe, Madison Keys and Sloane Stephens have all reached the semifinal of the Australian Open in recent years.

The world number one has been widely praised for the swift correction and giving credit to the US players that have progressed to Grand Slam semifinals since 2009.

This is not the first time Andy Murray has seen fit to correct a reporter.

Last summer, BBC’s John Inverdale praised him for becoming the “first person ever to win two Olympic tennis gold medals” to which he replied:

Well, to defend the singles title … I think Venus and Serena have won about four each but hadn’t defended a singles title before.

G’wan Andy.

Written by Amy O’Connor and posted on DailyEdge.ie

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    Mute Teddyzigzagbigbag
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    Jul 13th 2017, 9:20 AM

    Is that really worthy of an article?

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    Mute Ciarán Ó Dáilaigh
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    Jul 13th 2017, 1:51 PM

    @Teddyzigzagbigbag: Yes, yes it is. Discrimination should always be challenged snd it should be highlighted that someone in his position had the balls & awareness to so.

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    Jul 13th 2017, 9:22 AM

    Nonsense. I think it was a ridiculous thing to comeback and say. The journalist quite clearly meant men’s tennis, the competition that Murray competes in. Can’t believe he’s gettin credited for this.

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    Mute Brian
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    Jul 13th 2017, 9:44 AM

    @Matthew Thompson: Exactly. He was just being pedantic and knows the feminists and PC police would lap it up. Anymore of this carry on and he can get the snip and join the WTA.

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    Jul 13th 2017, 10:20 AM

    @Matthew Thompson: he’s no longer Scottish now he has lost
    He’s British again

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    Jul 13th 2017, 10:30 AM

    Why didn’t he also clarify what underage or senior American players have made the semis since 2009? Soooo ageist.

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    Jul 13th 2017, 10:39 AM

    @Dermot Byrne: what about the Bryan Brothers? Sooo quantityist

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    Mute Carlos Bandanas
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    Jul 13th 2017, 10:13 AM

    Really is there any need to post this tripe on the 42. Fair enough on the primarkesque teenage girl feminist blog that the Daily Edge has become…

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    Mute Tiarnan Guinée
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    Jul 13th 2017, 10:19 AM

    Unfair on the journalist, it’s the same as saying the USA have never won the World Cup in an interview after a mans game.

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    Mute SYM-Metal
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    Jul 13th 2017, 12:49 PM

    Holy shyte, What a complete non-story. Of course the reporter ment “Male Player” It was implied in the context of the situation, Men’s Tennis. Does anyone serious think this reporter doesn’t know of Serena Williams or that he intended any disrespect whatsoever?

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    Mute Philip Duggan
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    Jul 13th 2017, 12:13 PM

    Murray, a totally uncharismatic guy deflecting attention away from his loss which he claims was down to hip injury but the previos day claimed was not an issue. Good luck to him, his Mammy is proud of him!

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    Jul 13th 2017, 10:51 AM

    There’s an article further down the page about Chris Martin from Coldplay visiting a gym in Dublin… why are you’s not over there banging on about articles being irrelevant??

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    Mute SYM-Metal
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    Jul 13th 2017, 12:51 PM

    I like Murray even less now.

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    Jul 13th 2017, 10:11 PM

    Andy Murray. The only sports personality that makes steve Davies look like a party animal. Paint drying is more exciting to watch than Murray in an interview. A complete plonker Rodney. Correcting the journalist was complete nonsense..the subject was clear as day..mens singles. .

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    Jul 13th 2017, 6:03 PM

    Well, unsurprisingly a bunch of people on here giving out stink about this, as there always is. I personally was delighted to see AM make this point. Don’t care if you call me a “feminazi” or PC pedant.

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    Jul 13th 2017, 7:08 PM

    I’m fine with his comment but not so much the holier-than-thou article making a big deal of it.

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    Jul 13th 2017, 10:09 AM

    What a stupid article…and Murray just being an arrogant knobhead. Reporter was asking a simple question…

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    Jul 13th 2017, 8:44 PM

    @Kev Creed: what a stupid comment kev are you being an arrogant knob head? just asking a simple question

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