Playing against Andy Murray would be fun,says Serena Williams

So how about playing an exhibition match against a man? Andy Murray,for example?

After Williams beat 100th-ranked qualifier Caroline Garcia of France 6-3,6-2 to reach the third round at the All England Club,the first question at her news conference Thursday concerned a suggestion by Murray 8211; prompted by a fan8217;s Twitter post 8211; that the pair of reigning Olympic and U.S. Open champions play each other.

8220;Really? He wants to play me? Is he sure?8221; Williams responded,laughing heartily. 8220;That would be fun. I doubt I8217;d win a point,but that would be fun.8221;

It might draw some attention,too,given the combined star power of Williams in the U.S. and Murray in Britain. Currently,she is No. 1 in the WTA rankings; he8217;s No. 2 in the ATP rankings.

8220;He8217;s probably one of the top three people I definitely don8217;t want to play,8221; Williams said. 8220;But maybe we can have a little bit of a showdown. That would be fine. I get to use the doubles alleys. He gets no serves. I get alleys on my serves,too.8221;

In a piece posted on http://www.bbc.co.uk on Thursday morning,Murray refers to the original tweet in which someone mentioned he should face Williams.

8220;I8217;d be up for it,why not?8221; Murray said. 8220;I8217;ve never hit with her but she8217;s an incredible player and people would be interested to see the men play against the women to see how the styles match up.8221;