Poll: 1 in 8 men think they could win a point off Serena
Serena Williams has established herself as one of the greatest tennis players - and athletes - of all time, but a recent poll shows some men believe they could hold their own against her on the court.
YouGov, an international market research and data analytics firm, asked 1,732 British adults this question: "Do you think if you were playing your very best tennis, you could win a point off Serena Williams?"
Twelve percent of the men surveyed said they could, while three percent of women gave the same response.
One in eight men (12%) say they could win a point in a game of tennis against 23 time grand slam winner Serena Williams https://t.co/q0eNBjn7Vu pic.twitter.com/3InBOWdYwh
— YouGov (@YouGov) July 12, 2019
There were plenty of laughs on Twitter about the poll results.
please @serenawilliams WE NEED TO SEE THIS please please please I would like to cry of laughter https://t.co/DL5blewKQK
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) July 12, 2019
Lord grant me the absolutely outrageous self confidence of literally one in eight random men https://t.co/tCnj2Mz3Jf
— Katie Spalding (@supermathskid) July 12, 2019
Those Men: “I could DEFINITELY get a point against Serena if I REALLY tried.” pic.twitter.com/OQXV5fQvD4
— X (@XLNB) July 12, 2019
Confident in my ability to properly tennis, I take the court. I smile at my opponent. Serena does not return the gesture. She'd be prettier if she did, I think. She serves. The ball passes cleanly through my skull, killing me instantly https://t.co/Tqptbh0vOp
— Jason (@longwall26) July 12, 2019
all of them should now be required to attempt this, in public https://t.co/uEYgHag5wD
— Gaby Hinsliff (@gabyhinsliff) July 12, 2019
A television show where Serena spends an hour each week drilling these dudes in the beans with serves that they had no hope of returning anyway https://t.co/P7jPTzvF9l
— Brian Floyd (@BrianMFloyd) July 12, 2019
I just want to make it abundantly clear that not one of you could take a single point off Serena Williams.
— Scafe for America (@erinscafe) July 12, 2019
You’d take the loss, and you’d thank her for it. pic.twitter.com/ttpmMpVsP1