(Photo : REG WOOD/AFP by way of Getty Images) Frances Tiafoe (1st L) and Serena Williams of the US (2nd L) together with Roger Federer (2nd R) and Belinda Bencic (1st R) of Switzerland pose behind Noah O’Donnell who tossed the coin earlier than their sixth session blended doubles match on day 4 of the Hopman Cup tennis match in Perth January 1, 2019.
Battle of the Sexes ought to occur once more and make it between Roger Federer and Serena Williams.
The two tennis stars, thought of the GOAT of their respective classes, are once more the middle of debates amongst followers as World No. 10 Frances Tiafoe recalled a sport whereby Serena felt so pissed off having bother in opposition to Federer in blended doubles.
Tiafoe shared the story whereas on the Wimbledon Open 2023.
As her teammate throughout a Mixed Doubles on the 2019 Hopman Cup in Perth in opposition to Federer and Belinda Bencic, Williams advised him with a straight-faced that she must be performing higher since she is best than Federer.
“I’ve never seen an atmosphere like this. Everything that happened, double fault, people are going crazy,” Tiafoe shared on the Ultimate Tennis Showdown Talk Show.
“Fed is aceing her left, right, and centre. She gets aced again. We go sit down. She goes ‘Ugh! I don’t get it. I can’t lose this. He’s not better than me. I got 23 (Slams), he’s got 20’.”
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This alternate led him to consider that Serena Williams was on one other degree.
True sufficient, Serena is taken into account among the many sport’s greats and continued even profitable whereas pregnant.
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While the 25-year-old fondly recalled the encounter between the 2 greats, his feelings within the grass differed as a result of Federer’s presence.
“It’s definitely nerve-wracking,” he advised the Tennis Channel.
“[At] a couple of Laver Cups when he was there watching, every ball that I missed I thought ‘he probably thinks I’m terrible!’ But that’s definitely going to be something. What a legend, and it’s still tough that he’s not playing. He’s such an icon and so good for the sport.”
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