Serena Williams was on some talk show and they asked her if she’d crush the men (sycophantic, expecting a ‘hell yea’ answer) but she said ‘no, women’s tennis is almost a different sport from men’s tennis because the men serve faster and hit harder, I’d lose 6-0 in 5 or 6 minutes’.
She was on Letterman. She said, too, in that same exchange, “I can’t even see the ball that they hit.”
Yup, I saw tht, and she ought to know.
Just watch the mixed doubles matches. The women get wiped when they are up against a male server. They either flail and the ball launches out of bounds, or they never touch the ball.
I actually had more respect for her after that. I also noticed they buried it quick and they never mention it.