Current:Home > Scams'Attitude just like mine': Serena Williams pays emotional tribute to Andy Murray-LoTradeCoin
'Attitude just like mine': Serena Williams pays emotional tribute to Andy Murray
View Date:2024-12-23 18:28:22
Serena Williams offered a heartfelt tribute to Andy Murray, congratulating the former Wimbledon Champion on an "incredible career" and thanking him for his support of women’s tennis players, especially her and her sister Venus Williams, throughout the years.
Andy Murray began his emotional farewell to Wimbledon on Thursday with an on-court tribute ceremony after his first-round loss in the men’s doubles competition alongside older brother Jamie Murray. Andy Murray has had a stellar career, winning three Grand Slam titles, including Wimbledon in 2013 and 2016, and two Olympic gold medals in 2012 and 2016, but withdrew from the Wimbledon men’s singles competition due to a back injury sustained last month.
In a video posted Friday on X, formerly Twitter, Williams said that Murray holds "a special place" in her heart because of his consistent advocacy for women throughout his tennis career.
"You always speak out so much for women and everything that women deserve, and you were the leader in that," Williams said of Murray.
"The things you said about myself and Venus, so many things about how we were always so inspiring, and what we meant to you, it really went such a long way in my heart, and I will always be grateful for that," Williams added. "I will always be grateful for the support you gave myself, the support you gave women, and the excitement that you brought and bring to tennis," Williams said.
Williams added that she has "always been such a fan" of Murray and enjoyed watching his games.
"You were one of the few players who would be more angry than me on the court, which is a hard thing to do, and may have been an attitude just like mine," Williams said.
Williams also expressed her gratitude that she had the opportunity to play by Murray's side in the mixed doubles competition at Wimbledon in 2019.
"It was really one of the highlights of my life," Williams said. "I'm just so grateful that I had that experience."
Murray is still set to play in the mixed doubles with fellow British tennis star Emma Raducanu. Their first-round match is scheduled for Saturday.
"I will always be cheering for you and rooting you on in whatever you decide to do next," Williams said of Murray’s future.
The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast.Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.
veryGood! (865)
Related
- Cavaliers' Darius Garland rediscovers joy for basketball under new coach
- Women, doctors announce legal action against abortion bans in 3 states
- Tyre Nichols: Timeline of investigation into his death
- France’s Foreign Ministry says one of its officials has been arrested in military-run Niger
- 'America's flagship' SS United States has departure from Philadelphia to Florida delayed
- Judge finds Iowa basketball coach’s son guilty of misdemeanor in fatal crash
- HGTV sells iconic house from 'The Brady Bunch' at a loss for $3.2 million
- ‘Rustin’ puts a spotlight on a undersung civil rights hero
- Missouri prosecutor says he won’t charge Nelly after an August drug arrest
- Grand Canyon hiker dies attempting to trek from south rim to north rim in single day
Ranking
- Is the stock market open on Veterans Day? What to know ahead of the federal holiday
- Holocaust survivor Eva Fahidi-Pusztai, who warned of far-right populism in Europe, dies at age 97
- Jets turn to Zach Wilson at quarterback in wake of Aaron Rodgers' injury
- US poverty rate jumped in 2022, child poverty more than doubled: Census
- Just Eat Takeaway sells Grubhub for $650 million, just 3 years after buying the app for $7.3 billion
- EU lawmakers approve a deal to raise renewable energy target to 42.5% of total consumption by 2030
- When do the Jewish High Holidays start? The 10-day season begins this week with Rosh Hashana
- Jets QB Aaron Rodgers has torn left Achilles tendon, AP source says. He’s likely to miss the season
Recommendation
-
California researchers discover mysterious, gelatinous new sea slug
-
Jets QB Aaron Rodgers has torn left Achilles tendon, AP source says. He’s likely to miss the season
-
NY Mets hiring David Stearns as organization's first-ever president of baseball operations
-
Former Florida football coach Dan Mullen picks Tennesee to beat Gators in Gainesville
-
The Daily Money: Mattel's 'Wicked' mistake
-
Britain's home secretary wants to ban American XL bully dogs after 11-year-old girl attacked: Lethal danger
-
Cody Walker Says Late Brother Paul Walker Would Be So Proud of Daughter Meadow
-
Missouri’s pro sports teams push to get legal sports gambling on 2024 ballot