Murray slaps down John Inverdale after presenter's Olympic tennis gaffe

BBC host was criticised after he praised Scot for becoming the first person to win two tennis golds – forgetting the Williams sisters’ four medals each

Andy Murray has put John Inverdale in his place for saying the Scot was the first person to win two Olympic golds for tennis, as the BBC presenter made the latest in a string of on-air gaffes.
Inverdale, interviewing Murray after he defeated Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro to claim his second Olympic gold, said: “You’re the first person to win two gold medals.”
But the Scot shot back: “Venus and Serena [Williams] have won four each.”

Murray’s comment won praise on Twitter, including from Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon:


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Yet another reason to love Andy Murray...
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John Inverdale: you're 1st person to win 2 Olympic tennis golds! Andy Murray: "Venus and Serena have won four each" https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2016/aug/15/rio-2016-olympics-day-ten-athletics-omnium-dressage-sailing-live?CMP=share_btn_tw …



Murray said earlier this year he had become a feminist after witnessing first-hand the “criticism and prejudice” his former coach Amelie Mauresmo has endured.
The incident marked the end of a less than vintage weekend of presenting for Inverdale, who has also managed to get off-side with five-time Olympic medallist Sir Steve Redgrave, with whom he is co-presenting coverage of the rowing.
Tension has been brewing between the pair, with Redgrave walking off the set live on-air on Thursday after pulling a face at Inverdale.
The spat continued the following day when Redgrave appeared to deliberately shake a wet umbrella over Inverdale.
After the second incident the BBC moved to deny that Redgrave and Inverdale do not see eye-to-eye, saying that any suggestion that there is an issue between the pair is “simply untrue”.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/aug/15/andy-murray-john-inverdale-olympic-tennis-bbc-williams




His match had me, Dad and OH on the edge of our seats!