On Sunday, Britain's Andy Murray defeated his opponent, Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro in men's singles tennis and secured his second gold medal in the event. This was a groundbreaking tennis match because Murray is the first to double-gold in the men's single tennis event.

Still, in a ridiculous interview that everyone following Olympic tennis is talking about, Murray actually had to remind BBC's John Inverdale that the record to beat in tennis overall is still that of Serena and Venus Williams.

“You’re the first person to ever win two Olympic tennis gold medals, that’s an extraordinary feat, isn’t it?” Inverdale asked the Wimbledon champion following his match on Sunday.

With a small, knowing smile, Murray responded: “Well to defend the singles title, I think Venus and Serena have won about four [gold medals] each … it’s obviously not an easy thing to do and I had to fight unbelievably hard to get it tonight as well.”

While Inverdale's slip up was most likely an accident, he has been accused of "forgetting the existence of women" and "everyday sexism" by critics on CNN and Twitter.

Yes, it seems that Serena and Venus still hold the tennis record worth chasing after, and in a big way. The sisters have completely dominated women's tennis at the Olympics, winning doubles gold in 2000, 2008, and 2012 (in addition to singles gold in 2000 and 2012, respectively). Truly their record is nothing to sneeze at, but Inverdale's faux pas may be a symptom of a larger problem- the negligence of women's athletics, even on a stage as large as the Olympic Games. However, although women face less coverage, poorer training facilities and equipment, and less recognition, the problem is improving- for the first time, female athletes competed in nearly every event that males did for the first time in history.

Murray isn't new to standing up for his female counterparts. He is one of the few athletes to work with a female coach, and even declared himself a feminist in a blog post last year after witnessing the excessive and extreme criticism that his coach, Amelie Mauresmo, had to withstand in the wake of his own losses. When asked if he had become a feminist after the incidents, Murray told reporters that "if being a feminist is about fighting so that a woman is treated like a man than yes, I suppose I have. My upbringing means that I’m quite attuned to the whole thing. I came to tennis thanks to my mother. I always had a very close relationship with my grandmothers. I’ve always been surrounded by women. I find it easier to talk to them. I find it easier to open up to them. It’s a crying shame there aren’t more female coaches."

So congradulations, Andy Murray. You're a legend, both on and off the court.