“Roger Federer and Serena Williams haven’t played in a long time,” Andy Murray weighs in on players being ‘bigger than the sport’

“Roger Federer and Serena Williams haven’t played in a long time,” Andy Murray weighs in on players being ‘bigger than the sport’

Andy Murray

Andy Murray, who lost his form in the past few years, is now having a great endeavor and recently reached the third round of the US Open. In an interview with a journalist after his match, the Briton gave his insight on the question of whether ‘the players can be bigger than the sport.’

The British tennis professional who was delegated upon the retirement of Serena Williams quoted that “even when players like Federer or Serena Williams haven’t played for a long time, there have still been great stories, great moments.”

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“Sport evolves and people forget pretty quickly,” Andy Murray discusses evolution of tennis

Andy Murray, Serena Williams and Roger Federer

Andy Murray, a three-time Grand Slam champion, recently made the headlines when his coach, Ivan Lendl, was applauded by a tennis expert for drastically improving the Briton’s game, in a brief interview stated “I don’t know if the players can become bigger than the sport. I guess if that were to happen, and if some of them started getting preferential treatment in terms of the rules, then that might become a problem.”

He further went on to add his insight in regards to the impending retirement of Serena Williams quoting “In Serena’s case, I don’t think that was the case. If she didn’t behave well on the court, I think she was punished like the other players. I never had the impression, at least since I played, that someone was bigger than the sport.”

Concluding his brief statements with the journalist, the 35-year-old ultimately said “even when players like Federer or Serena Williams haven’t played for a long time, there have still been great stories, great moments. Unfortunately for all of us, the sport evolves and people forget pretty quickly.”

The former world No. 1 held the record of holding the same for 41 consecutive weeks according to ATP. His current ranking stands at world No. 49 and is currently awaiting his third-round performance against Matteo Berrettini at the Arthur Ashe Stadium of the US Open championship. He also holds under his belt the 2012 Flushing Meadows title.

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