‘You always speak out for women’: Serena Williams pays tribute to Andy Murray amid ‘final’ Wimbledon

Serena Williams pays tribute to Andy Murray after 'final' Wimbledon doubles lossSource: Serena Williams

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00:00Congratulations to you, Andy, for such an incredible career.

00:04I have to say I've always enjoyed watching you.

00:07One of the main reasons, because you were one of the few players who would be more angry than me on the court,

00:11which is a hard thing to do and may have been a little like an attitude just like mine, let's just say.

00:20But to me, it was the most exciting thing to watch.

00:23And I had the pleasure of playing mixed doubles on your next to you by your side,

00:28which was such a fantastic experience to do that at Wimbledon, nonetheless.

00:33And it was really one of the highlights of my life.

00:36So I'm just so grateful that I had that experience and also hold a special place in my heart to you

00:43because you always speak out so much for women and like everything that women deserve.

00:49And you were the leader in that.

00:51And like the things you spoke up about on the things you said about myself and Venus,

00:56about how so many things about how we were always so inspiring and what we meant to you.

01:02It really went such a long way in my heart.

01:05And I will always be grateful for that.

01:08I will always be grateful for the support you gave myself, the support you gave women,

01:12and the excitement that you brought and bring to tennis.

01:15I feel like watching you win Wimbledon and the U.S. Open and those gold medals were so exciting.

01:24And I just truly enjoyed it.

01:27So I've always been such a fan, as you already know.

01:31And I will always be cheering for you and rooting you on in whatever you decide to do next.

01:35So congratulations on such an amazing career.