Serena Williams to Letterman in 2013: ‘Andy Murray Would Beat Me 6-0, 6-0 in Five to Six Minutes’ (The Big Lead)
The Serena Williams – John McEnroe thing is dumb. Social media wants to quickly cape up for Serena – many probably haven’t even read McEnroe’s entire NPR interview – but they should also listen to Serena Williams talking to David Letterman in 2013 about men’s tennis and women’s tennis:
“Actually it’s funny, because Andy Murray, he’s been joking about myself and him playing a match. I’m like, ‘Andy, seriously, are you kidding me?’ For me, mens’ tennis and womens’ tennis are completely, almost, two separate sports. If I were to play Andy Murray, I would lose 6-0, 6-0 in five to six minutes, maybe 10 minutes. No, it’s true. It’s a completely different sport. The men are a lot faster and they serve harder, they hit harder, it’s just a different game. I love to play women’s tennis. I only want to play girls, because i don’t want to be embarrassed. I would not do the tour, I would not do Billie Jean [King] any disservice. So Andy, stop it. I’m not going to let you kill me.”