US Open 2020 - Serena Williams: Andy Murray 'reminds me of myself, I'm a big fan'
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Updated 02/09/2020 at 12:00 GMT
Serena Williams praised her friend and fellow tennis veteran Andy Murray after he came back to beat Yoshihito Nishioka in the first round of the US Open.
Serena Williams and Andy Murray at Wimbledon
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Serena Williams praised Andy Murray and said she was rooting for his success against Yoshihito Nishioka.
Murray came back from two sets down to win the match 4-6 4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(4) 6-4 in four hours and 40 minutes.
Williams is an erstwhile doubles partner of Murray and was asked her opinion of the 33-year-old Scot and his latest win.
Williams explained: "Usually when you're waiting for a match, someone is down two sets, you root for the person that's ahead so you can get on the court and get off.
I was rooting for Andy the whole time. I really wanted him to win. Gosh, when he was down in the third set, I was like: 'All right'. I was just rooting for him so hard.
"I saw him give the racquet to his trainer. There's Andy, he plans on playing five sets here. I was really happy for him."
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She then commented on the qualities she admired in his fight back: "I love his grit. I've always loved that, way before we played doubles.
I always said he reminds me a lot of myself. I'm just a big fan.
"It was really good because I know what it's like to be down, I know what it's like to be injured, I know what it's like to be counted out. I felt like it was a real gutsy win for him and I was really happy."
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