Andy Murray is a gender equality ‘icon’, says Coco Gauff at Wimbledon [Video]

British tennis legend Andy Murray is a gender equality ‘icon’ who has done so much to help women’s sport, according to Wimbledon 2024 star Coco Gauff.

Murray famously corrected a journalist at Wimbledon 2017 after the reporter said Sam Querrey was ‘the first US player to reach a major semi-final since 2009′.

The former world No.1 reminded the journalist that he was only talking about male players, with far more success for the US on the female side of the sport, thanks to the likes of Serena Williams and Venus Williams.

‘That’s my boy,’ Murray’s mother Judy posted on social media in response to her son correcting the reporter – and it’s not the only time her son has defended and championed women’s sport – with American star Gauff keen to thank the Briton.

‘I just watched a video about him correcting reporters on statistics,’ Gauff said in her post-match Wimbledon press conference on Wednesday after her …