Serena Williams has yet to find another woman that will challenge her in tennis right now. Currently in a 33-match win streak, having won 76 of her past 79, Williams is the most dominant player in both men's and women's tennis, hands down. If she wins five more matches, something that is expected, she will win her second consecutive Wimbledon title and her 17th Grand Slam championship. So who can provide a little challenge for Williams? How about Andy Murray?
Williams answered questions from the media after she beat 100th-ranked Caroline Garcia to reach the third round of the tournament. A reporter pulled a question from a Twitter response from Murray that suggested the two play an exhibition match, pairing the Olympic champ and the U.S. Open champ against one another.
"Really? He wants to play me? Is he sure? That would be fun. I doubt I'd win a point, but that would be fun," Williams laughed.
Clearly she is just being modest. The match would certainly draw some attention just on star power alone. Murray is one of the beloved athletes in Britain and Williams is showing that right now, no one can beat her, sitting at the top of the tennis world.
"He's probably one of the top three people I definitely don't want to play. But maybe we can have a little bit of a showdown. That would be fine. I get to use the alleys. He gets no serves. I get alleys on my serves too," Williams said.
Murray said on Twitter that he would certainly be up for the challenge. He has never hit with Williams but credits her as an incredible player. He would like to see how the men's style of play matches up against the women's style.
Murray is working his way to become the first British man to win Wimbledon since Fred Perry which was 77 years ago. 19-year old Laura Robson is the only other British singles player left in the tournament. Murray's path to winning has gotten easier after Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer were both eliminated early. Murray has had success recently on the All England Club courts. He won the Olympic gold medal just a year ago and is hoping to repeat that success again.
