Andy Murray: Serena Williams would face British number one
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Serena Williams says she is prepared to face Andy Murray after the world number two suggested facing the five-time Wimbledon women's singles champion.
Murray, in his latest BBC Sport column, said he believes people would be interested in watching men play against women to see how the styles match up.
He described Williams as an "incredible" player and said he would be prepared to face her in Las Vegas.
Williams said: "I doubt I'd win a point, but that would be fun."
Murray said he had been challenged by someone on Twitter to take on Williams, who is number one in the women's rankings.
"I'd be up for it, why not?" he added.
Williams, 31, is five years older than 2012 US Open winner Murray, but would not back away from the challenge of facing the Scot.
It would not be the first time leading men and women players have faced one another.
In 1992 two-time Wimbledon singles champion Jimmy Connors overcame Martina Navratilova 7-5 6-2 in Las Vegas. Nineteen years earlier Billie Jean King brushed aside Bobby Riggs 6-4 6-3 6-3 in Houston.
"He wants to play me? That would be fun," Williams said after sweeping past French teenager Caroline Garcia 6-3 6-2 in round two at Wimbledon on Thursday.
"He's probably one of the top three people I definitely don't want to play.
"But, yeah, maybe we can have a little bit of a showdown."
Should an exhibition game between the Murray and Williams happen, it would be a match between the two 2012 Olympic gold medal singles winners.
While Murray defeated Roger Federer to clinch the men's title at the Games, Williams overcame Maria Sharapova to win the women's event.
When the idea was put to world number one Novak Djokovic, the Serb said it would be "a lot of fun to watch".
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he was ranked 203 at the time.
Anyone who thinks otherwise doesn't really know much about tennis.
You are delusional. Serena would not even beat the 1000 ranked male tennis player. Men return serve a lot better than women. Also how Serena deal with the serves in the mens game, the top spin.
a girl no.1 wont beat a boy no.15 let alone no.3. no doubt serena is an outstanding individual but up against a top class male im sorry no chancd
Should women's footballers get equal pay to male footballers? Of course not.
If there was a bigger market they would warrant higher salaries.
The whole Equal pay thing is a contentious issue. IMO, the ladies should also be playing 5 sets.
Bringing them up a level would soon sort the best from the chaff as they would be force to work harder off court.
As is the case for all sports, men and women at their peak of the same discipline still have a difference in physical ability. Just nature.
If women want to earn the same prize money as men, why not just enter the same draw? It's not a contact sport, they won't get hurt. If they're worth the same prize money as the men, what are they afraid of?
Murray's training has been all about fitness and strength and is undoubtedly fitter than Williams.
If the match were for charity it would be fine so long as nothing serious were read into the outcome.
Technically, women can be just as good, but there isn't the same level of physicality (Generally).
You don't see W/ 100m sprinters only sprint 85m. Need more parity at the slams IMO.