@pikesley what in the world would make them think that they would win against Selena, that's insane.
It makes me remember the movie "Battle of the Sexes"
@Andres @pikesley I wonder how much of this is mathematical bait and switch. The question is: "Do you think if you were playing your very best tennis, you could win a point off Serena Williams?"
Winning a point in a game of tennis means losing the game game-15 to Serena, that is, getting a single point before Serena gets 4. While I seriously doubt even 10% of US men could do this, it's a far lower bar than beating her at a game.
@Wikisteff @Andres @pikesley I'm not 100% sure I'm parsing you correctly, but even if the question was: "if you played a 5 set match against Serena Williams, do you think you would score a single point in any of the at least 30 games?" well, then 1/8 is still absurd.
There's a Dude Perfect video with Williams, and they manage to return a serve by having all 5 of them ready to receive at the same time. She easily gets the point anyway. They're far better than 7/8ths of men at tennis, of course. (The injuries they sustained in the video aren't as bad as the tweet, but still no points.)
The 1/8 is Dunning–Kruger at its finest.
@ech @Andres @pikesley I just found this and it is fantastic! Thanks for passing it on! :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ3SKM2XnyI