Andy Murray recently expressed his admiration for Serena Williams, saying the 23-time Grand Slam champion inspires people around the world.
during an interview sky sportsIn celebration of Black History Month, the three-time Grand Slam champion was asked to comment on the legacy of former world number one Serena Williams.
The 36-year-old recalled the crowd’s reaction to Williams’ retirement at the 2022 US Open. Murray also added that the seven-time Wimbledon champion inspired a generation of female athletes to take up tennis.
“The reaction to her (Serena Williams) retirement at the U.S. Open, the atmosphere during her tournament was incredible. You heard all the players talking about her, and a lot of young, up-and-coming female players. All talk about how much she inspired them to pick up a racket,” Murray said.
The two-time Wimbledon champion has praised Serena Williams’ long and illustrious career and said her ability to inspire the world is bigger than the sport.
“Serena played a huge role in their careers, such was her time dominating the world and her time on tour. It’s obviously sad for tennis that she chose to retire, but her What an incredible career and that she did it “She gave so much to the sport, but she was so much more than that. She inspired so many people around the world,” Murray said.
Meanwhile, Andy Murray is currently competing at the Basel Indoors in Switzerland. He defeated German player Yannick Hanfmann 7-5, 6-4 in the first round. The Briton will face Argentina’s Tomas Martin Echeverry in the second round on Wednesday.
Serena Williams and Andy Murray both win Wimbledon 2016
Former world number one Serena Williams and Andy Murray both won singles titles at Wimbledon in 2016. It would be their last major court title win, with Williams winning a seventh title and Murray winning his second Wimbledon singles title.
Serena Williams was the top seed in the women’s singles event at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships. She defeated Swiss Amra Sadjkovic in straight sets in the first round.
Williams’ second-round opponent, Christina McHale, was the only player to defeat her in the entire match, with the American team winning 6-7, 6-2, 6-4.
Williams then defeated Germany’s Annika Beck and Svetlana Kuznetsova in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals. After defeating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, the top seed defeated Elena Vesnina 6-2, 6-0 in the semi-finals.
Serena Williams’ final opponent was three-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber. She defeated her opponent 7-5, 6-3 and won her 22nd Grand Slam title.
In the men’s singles competition at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, Andy Murray played as the second seed. He defeated compatriot Liam Brodie, Taiwan’s Lu Yanxun, Australian John Millman and No. 15 seed Nick Kyrgios in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals.
The former world number one then defeated French player Tsonga 7-6, 6-1, 3-6, 4-6, 6-1 to advance to the semifinals. Andy Murray then defeated Czech Tomas Berdych in straight sets to reach the 2016 Wimbledon final. He defeated sixth seed Milos Raonic 6-4, 7-6, 7-6 in the final to win his third Grand Slam title.