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Serena Williams Destroyed 3 Men at Once on the Tennis Court

What were these guys thinking?

Serena Williams is one of the best athletes in the world. She’s earned a record 23 grand slam singles titles, plus a list of other career achievements that is so long it would take up this entire article.

That’s why it’s hilarious that some totally regular, non-professional-tennis-playing men think they could win a point off Serena if they ever got the chance. One in eight men, to be exact.

YouGov, a global online survey company, found that 12 percent of men believe they could win a point in a game of tennis against Serena. That leaves 74 percent of men who actually understand the laws of physics.

The survey results caught a lot of attention online. Many people begged Serena to actually give some of those 12 percent fools a chance, because the footage would be hilarious.

Thankfully, that footage already exists.

Here, for your entertainment, is Serena Williams playing three average dudes at once and absolutely beasting the hell out of them.

Even better, these men appeared nothing but delighted to have their asses kicked by Serena.

In addition to the game of tennis, they presented her with a series of challenges, like breaking a water balloon with the tennis ball and hitting a ball into a basketball hoop from the top of the tennis stadium.

Needless to say, Serena effortlessly completed every task.

So, yeah. Whenever Serena has another second in her busy schedule as a living legend, we’d love her to film more videos demonstrating why no mere mortal man could possibly compete against her on the court.

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One in Eight Men Think They’d Be Able to Score a Point Against Serena Williams

Are these guys nuts?

Serena Williams is a GD legend.

She’s won 23 Grand Slam championships. She’s a voice for equality in sports. She runs an amazing clothing line. She’s a fashion icon. Even after taking a year off, she’s still ranked among the best in the world.

She’s been a professional player since 1995. That’s 24 years!

Which is why the results of a recent poll are a bit…puzzling, to say the least.

According to a YouGov poll of 1732 adults in Great Britain, 12 percent of men thought they could score a point in a game of tennis against Serena Williams.

Either Great Britain has more professional tennis plays among its male population than I realized, or men seriously overestimate their abilities.

I think it’s the latter.

Naturally, Twitter had a field day with the results of this poll. This man, at least, seems to have an accurate assessment of how a match with Williams would actually go:

Here’s another accurate explanation of the results:

This one also sums things up nicely, plus it it doesn’t forget the many men who chimed in on this thread to “defend” their ability to actually score a point against Williams:

A few people chimed in with how this is a perfect example of the Dunning-Kruger effect, a type of cognitive bias.

Ever notice how some people seem to overestimate their intelligence and abilities without any awareness that they’re doing this? That’s the Dunning-Kruger effect.

Seriously, if you think you could score a point against Williams, maybe take a step back and assess your tennis skills.

Sigh.

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