By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday February 22, 2023
After an extended day on the court docket, Andy Murray took to social media to reward somebody who had a shorter day. The Scot, who powered previous Alexander Zverev in three hours and three minutes on Wednesday, expressed his admiration succinctly for Iga Swiatek, who wanted simply 76 minutes to drop Liudmila Samsonova 6-1, 6-0.
His phrases?
“She is totally different.”
She is totally different 🔥 https://t.co/sZFbjHJDYh
— Andy Murray (@andy_murray) February 22, 2023
Credit score Swiatek, who was fast to answer and to heap reward onto the 35-year-old three-time Grand Slam champion: And you’re a resilience position mannequin and an inspiration on so many ranges,” she wrote. “Thanks for the whole lot that you just do for this sport.”
And you’re a resilience position mannequin and an inspiration on do many ranges. ☺️💪🏼
Thanks for the whole lot that you just do for this sport.— Iga Świątek (@iga_swiatek) February 22, 2023
In an age the place social media tends to get used for snarkiness, we like to see this sort of participant interplay. Swiatek and Murray as soon as shared an in-depth chat at Indian Wells in 2021, and we’re glad to see the pair of World No.1’s nonetheless hitting it off.
🇬🇧 @andy_murray 🤝 @iga_swiatek 🇵🇱#BNPPO21 #TennisUnited pic.twitter.com/R6hDvDQSls
— ATP Tour (@atptour) October 9, 2021