Serjsona Williams famously claimed that men’s and women’s tennis are “different sports” and that she would lose 6-0 6-0 against professionals on the ATP Tour
Serena Williams described women’s and men’s tennis has “different sports.” (Image: Getty.)
Tennis legend Serena Williams has openly acknowledged the disparity between men’s and women’s tennis, candidly admitting she’d be no match for ATP Tour pros. Andy Murray, during their active years, was keen on a mixed-gender showdown with Williams, but the American superstar dismissed the idea.
The 23-time Grand Slam winner, despite her illustrious career, humbly downplayed any notion of competing against the men. She once addressed the topic on American TV, responding to Murray’s playful challenge to face off in a match.
“Andy Murray, he has been joking about myself and him playing a match,” Williams, who continues to show off body transformation, shared on the Late Show with David Letterman. “And I am like: ‘Andy, seriously, like, are you kidding me?’
“Because for me, men’s tennis and women’s tennis are completely, almost two separate sports. So I am like: ‘If I were to play Andy Murray, I would lose 6-0 6-0 in maybe five to six minutes, maybe 10 minutes’. It’s true.
“It’s a completely different sport, the men are a lot faster and they serve harder, they hit hard, it’s just a different game. And I love to play women’s tennis. And I only want to play girls because I don’t want to be embarrassed.”
Serena Williams’ former coach, Patrick Mouratoglou (R), now works with Naomi Osaka. (Image: Getty)
“I would not do the [ATP] tour, I wouldn’t do Billie Jean [King] any justice, so Andy, stop, we are not going [to do it]. I am not going to let you kill me.”
However, her former coach Patrick Mouratoglou has dismissed the notion that Williams couldn’t compete with male players. He countered by stating that during their coaching relationship from 2012 to 2022, she practised with ATP stars Grigor Dimitrov and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
He affirmed that she was on par with them in terms of ball-striking, but admitted a significant difference “when the movement was involved.”
He stated: “It’s funny that it’s coming from Serena, and that she says that men’s and women’s tennis are two different sports. I think it is. That’s true. But mainly, one reason is the fact that men are so much faster than women, movement-wise.
“Serena’s talking about the power of men, but Serena was hitting with guys, you know.
“When I was coaching her, she played many times with Grigor Dimitrov and Tsitsipas. It was zero problem. Hitting from the center of the court, hitting cross-court, no problem.
“They were impressed, by the way. When the movement was involved, then it was different. And this, I agree with her.”
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