Serena Williams vs Andy Murray Battle of the Sexes match
 

Women's singles favourite happy to re-enact Billie Jean King’s win over Bobby Riggs in the 1970s - but has some conditions!

Serena Williams has accepted the challenge laid down by Andy Murray and said she would play the Scot in a modern-day Battle of the Sexes.

But the women’s top seed at Wimbledon 2013 admitted she might require a unique handicap system to give her a chance of even causing Murray a problem.

US Open and Olympics champion had suggested a showdown in Las Vegas after being challenged on Twitter to take on five-times Wimbledon winner Williams.

“I’d be up for it, why not?” asked the Brit. “I’ve never hit with her, but she’s obviously an incredible player and I think people would be interested to see the men play against the women to see how the styles match up.”

Murray recalled the 1992 clash between Jimmy Connors and Martina Navratilova while Billie Jean King’s win over Bobby Riggs in 1973 was a key moment in the campaign for equal pay.

And, after romping past Caroline Garcia of France 6-3 6-2 to earn a third round clash with Japanese veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm, Williams returned Murray’s serve with interest.

“He’s challenged me?,” she replied. “Really? He wants to play me? Is he sure?

“That would be fun. 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, on clay. He loves grass. I do, too. But I’m going to definitely go clay.

“That would be fine. I get to use the doubles alleys, he gets no serves. And he gets no legs!

“If we agree all that, then maybe I could get a game off him. I’m not sure, but I think I could get a game, fingers crossed.

Tbh Serena plays with the power of a male sometimes

this is good match

murray wouldn't stand a chance.

the original battle of the sexes was a joke...he was a retired 50+ year old has been plus it was a handicapped match where he had to play using the outside lines of his side of the tennis court

In a straight match serena Williams wouldn't beat any man in the worlds top 500

Girls rule boys drool :tongue:

Serena would probably win a few points and maybe a game but Murray would win easily, 6-1 6-0

Serena was only 16 then though

She'd have no chance against Murray but she could definitely hold her own against a lot of the far lower ranked men

she said she would like a handy cap

Serena wasn't even bloody born then

Oh I thought he was talking about when she lost 6-1 and Venus lost 6-2 to Karsten Braasch when he was 203 in the world or something like that, was reading about it earlier

he was technically number #350+ as well because the rankings changed just after that :joker:

i could beat Serena

you couldn't even beat her at your favourite sport Chess

I took tennis lessons as a kid

Oh sorry my mistake, you could beat Serena without dropping a game then

that's novo told.

Is she the gay one?

wow what a meaningful contest????? let the feminists tie his hands behind his back too...another chance for the liberals to ridicule a man....

No?

serena has got to be the most powerful female player ever, she could easily pass as a bodybuilder