Andy Murray having to remind sports journalists (again) that women exist

I know Birds- my point was that the LTA needed a new way of thinking, not the Murrays! And that maybe AM was hesitant to get involved as he'd seen what happened with his brother! Sorry if I was unclear.

amithatbloodycold

Giddy. You are not alone

I take back a negative comment I recently made about him (a bit of a grumpy bugger). He has gone up vastly in my estimation. Fair play to him.

There was a programme recently about tennis starts and it showed that Andy Murray makes a point of training and warming up with junior players which is a great thing for the aspiring youngsters. Just an all round good guy. Am I the only one that finds his moody media face very appealing?

Is this the quote you meant, whoputthecatout?

“A lot of athletes will be disingenuous and show you the best sides of themselves and then behind the scenes they’re not all they’re cracked up to be,” said Roddick. “He’s kind of the opposite.”

www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/andymurray/12125711/Andy-Murray-admits-hes-dealt-with-events-off-the-court-better-than-those-on-them-at-Australian-Open.html

I love Andy Murray. He makes all those hateful men who like to degrade women look like useless, pathetic, worthless pieces of crap!! I hope me makes some of them think!!

Not at all whoputthecatout - yours was far more substantial!

When he was presented with his first Sports Personality of the Year award, he said he was honoured to have it presented by arguably the best player ever

Yes, I know he qualified it by using "arguably" but it was Martina Navratilova

Sorry NoLove. X posted!

I'm a big tennis fan and have followed Andy's progress since he won the Wimbledon Boys' title.

And here's a link to Serena, who says that all the women players love him for the way he acknowledges women's tennis.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/40606775

Not only does he stick up for them, he actually said, when asked which player he most admired or like to watch, (can't remember the exact question) Agnetha Radwanska - a female player.

On top of that he does oodles for charity - he helped organise the special Queen's Club event to raise money for the Royal Marsden when his tennis compatriot Ross Hutchins got leukaemia and again a year later "Rally for Bally" when Elena Baltacha was diagnosed with liver cancer.

Again, can't remember the exact quote, but former American no 1 Andy Roddick said of Murray, that he was different. Lots of players put on the nice act when they are playing and are not so nice off court. Andy is not so nice when he is playing but is a really good guy off court. Wish I could find the quote but I can't.

You can't get much better than being praised by Serena Williams in tennis: www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/40606775

He kind of irritated me before. Not sure why.
Love him now, after this!

Usual stuff from Andy

I luffs him

But ugh, you're so right, how is it possible that women are so completely absent from the journaliat's frame of reference that he behaves as if the point Murray's making doesn't even make sense?!

This reminds me of a time on Homes Under the Hammer when a woman was waving her arm about for her bid in the auction to be acknowledged and the auctioneer couldn't even see her and yet was counting bids from men all around her who made just the tiniest of movements. He might as well have said 'sorry love, could you stop waving, please, you're blocking my view and we're trying to have an auction here'

But he is right green, and judy had said pretty much the same. Because they have lived it, and decided coaching in another country was the way to go

Birds Maybe that's because he said of his brother Jamie "He used to have a decent singles game until the LTA got ahold of him" or something to that effect.

Although by involving Judy they are coming round to a different way of thinking. With pretty spectacular effect it must be said.

I think there is a very strong feminist story in Judy's life as well.

No he responds like this each time it happens. I do feel the Lta haven't utilised Murray in the way they should. Maybe it will happen after he retires. Not just with regards to women s tennis but with regard to nurturing future talent. He would be ideal to say what needs to be said about the way tennis for children is organised in thus country.

The context was discussing the men's competition. Murray just being Murray.

Love Andy Murray, seems like an all round decent bloke who doesn't give a shit what the media thinks. His wife is a very lucky woman.

Love the "oh for god's sake" look on his face.

I hope once Murray is no longer playing competitively he takes up the cause of prejudice in sport, he could have a lot of influence for the good.

I love Murray, and I am not even particularly into tennis. Not just for this kind of thing - which he does a lot, but because he seems to be pretty decent overall, and doesn't seem to overly care what the media think of him. As a result, there are plenty in the media keen to talk him down.

His attitude should be normal and not even worth commenting on, but sadly it is not.

I agree SueMacartney. Many men, not least in sport, don't challenge sexism even if they don't perpetuate it (which a fair few do as well).