Serena Williams Predicted Final Score If She Played Andy Murray in Her Prime

Serena Williams has previously revealed what would happen if she took on Andy Murray in her prime.

Last week, the much-anticipated Battle of the Sexes clash between Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios took place at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, UAE.

Women's world No.1 Sabalenka showed her qualities with some fine shots but eventually fell to a defeat, with Kyrgios winning 6-3, 6-3.

The clash between Sabalenka and Kyrgios drew a large amount of criticism, with special rules introduced specifically for the match.

Back in 2013, Williams spoke about what would happen if she took on former world No.1 Murray in a match.

She said on The Late Show with David Letterman: "Andy Murray, he's been joking about myself and him playing a match.

"I'm like, 'Andy, seriously, are you kidding me?' For me, men's tennis and women's 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."

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Serena Williams tells Letterman:

“Men’s & women’s tennis are completely different sports. If I played Andy Murray, I’d lose 6-0, 6-0 in 5 minutes…. It’s true.
He would kill me. Men are a lot faster, serve harder, and hit harder. I only want to play girls.” pic.twitter.com/5ojnuibjKY

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Williams continued: "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."

Although Williams rejected the chance to play against Murray, she did once play with the Brit, on the same side of the court.

Back in 2019, Williams and Murray teamed up in the Wimbledon Mixed Doubles event.

However, the pair's charge to become champions was halted when they fell to a defeat in the third round, losing to top seeds Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Bruno Soares.

Speaking about their time playing together, Williams said: "I had the pleasure of playing mixed doubles by your side, which was such a fantastic experience to do that at Wimbledon.

"It was really one of the highlights of my life so I'm just so grateful that I had that experience."