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During the 1998 Australian Open, sisters Serena and Venus Williams boasted that they could beat any man ranked outside the world's top 200. The challenge was accepted by Karsten Braasch, a German player ranked No 203 (his highest ranking was No 38). Before the matches, Braasch played a round of golf in the morning, drank a couple of beers, smoked a few cigarettes, and then played the Williams sisters for a set each, one after the other. He defeated Serena, 6-1, and Venus, 6-2. Serena said afterwards "I didn't know it would be that hard. I hit shots that would have been winners on the women's tour and he got to them easily."

In 1999 when Serena Williams was 18 and ranked 4th in the world, she re-opened the debate on whether women can compete with men in professional sport. The US Open champion believed she could take on and beat the best players in the men's game - she even applied for a wild card entry to take part in a men's singles event, the Eurocard Open, but this did not eventuate, mainly because she could not compete as she was not a man.

Interesting story.

I think if we are going down this road of men being allowed to play in women’s sports then the women who are suppose to be the best in the world should have to play 5 sets just like the men.

And Serena should have to go up against Hottie Tsitsipas

If we could get some of that going it might shut that whole mess down

Serena and Venus Williams boasted that they could beat any man ranked outside the world's top 200.

Even Bobby Riggs could beat them if he didn't have to cover the doubles court.

RE: Braasch played a round of golf in the morning, drank a couple of beers, smoked a few cigarettes, and then played the Williams sisters for a set each, one after the other. He defeated Serena, 6-1, and Venus, 6-2.

Braasch should have shaved his beard, declared himself a transgender and played in the women’s tournament. He’d crush everyone of them and be declared the greatest women’s tennis champ of all time ! Democrats would applaud 👏