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<blockquote data-quote="Box Ox" data-source="post: 4241260" data-attributes="member: 48469"><p>Eh, I dunno. It'd probably be like when Venus and Serena were both beaten by a 50 year old man ranked 203rd in the world in 1998. </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>"1998: Karsten Braasch vs. the Williams sisters</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p>Another event dubbed a "Battle of the Sexes" took place during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Australian_Open" target="_blank">1998 Australian Open</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Sexes_(tennis)#cite_note-guardian-56" target="_blank">[56]</a> between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karsten_Braasch" target="_blank">Karsten Braasch</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williams_sisters" target="_blank">Williams sisters</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_Williams" target="_blank">Venus</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serena_Williams" target="_blank">Serena Williams</a> had claimed that they could beat any male player ranked outside the world's top 200, so Braasch, then ranked 203rd, challenged them both. Braasch was described by one journalist as "a man whose training regime centered around a pack of cigarettes and more than a couple of bottles of ice cold <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lager" target="_blank">lager</a>".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Sexes_(tennis)#cite_note-57" target="_blank">[57]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Sexes_(tennis)#cite_note-guardian-56" target="_blank">[56]</a> The matches took place on court number 12 in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Park" target="_blank">Melbourne Park</a>,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Sexes_(tennis)#cite_note-58" target="_blank">[58]</a> after Braasch had finished a round of golf and two shandies. He first took on Serena and after leading 5–0, beat her 6–1. Venus then walked on court and again Braasch was victorious, this time winning 6–2.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Sexes_(tennis)#cite_note-guardian-56" target="_blank">[56]</a> Braasch said afterwards, "500 and above, no chance". He added that he had played like someone ranked 600th in order to keep the game "fun"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Sexes_(tennis)#cite_note-59" target="_blank">[59]</a> and that the big difference was that men can chase down shots much easier and put spin on the ball that female players can't handle. The Williams sisters adjusted their claim to beating men outside the top 350.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Sexes_(tennis)#cite_note-guardian-56" target="_blank">[56]</a>"</p><p></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Sexes_(tennis)" target="_blank">Battle of the Sexes (tennis) - Wikipedia</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Box Ox, post: 4241260, member: 48469"] Eh, I dunno. It'd probably be like when Venus and Serena were both beaten by a 50 year old man ranked 203rd in the world in 1998. [SIZE=4][B]"1998: Karsten Braasch vs. the Williams sisters[/B] [B][/B][/SIZE] Another event dubbed a "Battle of the Sexes" took place during the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Australian_Open']1998 Australian Open[/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Sexes_(tennis)#cite_note-guardian-56'][56][/URL] between [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karsten_Braasch']Karsten Braasch[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williams_sisters']Williams sisters[/URL]. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_Williams']Venus[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serena_Williams']Serena Williams[/URL] had claimed that they could beat any male player ranked outside the world's top 200, so Braasch, then ranked 203rd, challenged them both. Braasch was described by one journalist as "a man whose training regime centered around a pack of cigarettes and more than a couple of bottles of ice cold [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lager']lager[/URL]".[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Sexes_(tennis)#cite_note-57'][57][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Sexes_(tennis)#cite_note-guardian-56'][56][/URL] The matches took place on court number 12 in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Park']Melbourne Park[/URL],[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Sexes_(tennis)#cite_note-58'][58][/URL] after Braasch had finished a round of golf and two shandies. He first took on Serena and after leading 5–0, beat her 6–1. Venus then walked on court and again Braasch was victorious, this time winning 6–2.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Sexes_(tennis)#cite_note-guardian-56'][56][/URL] Braasch said afterwards, "500 and above, no chance". He added that he had played like someone ranked 600th in order to keep the game "fun"[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Sexes_(tennis)#cite_note-59'][59][/URL] and that the big difference was that men can chase down shots much easier and put spin on the ball that female players can't handle. The Williams sisters adjusted their claim to beating men outside the top 350.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Sexes_(tennis)#cite_note-guardian-56'][56][/URL]" [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Sexes_(tennis)"]Battle of the Sexes (tennis) - Wikipedia[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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