Andy Murray has been praised on social media for correcting a reporter who said his opponent was the "first US player" to reach the semi-final of a Grand Slam match since 2009, seemingly forgetting that a number of women players had done so.

Footage from a post-match press conference shows Murray correcting a reporter after he asserted that Sam Querrey, who knocked out the defending Wimbledon champion in Wednesday's quarter-final match, was the first US tennis player to reach a Grand Slam semi-final in eight years.

"Andy, Sam is the first American player to reach the semi-final of a Slam since 2009," a reporter is heard to say on the footage.

"Male player," Murray interjected.