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:
https://twitter.com/longwall26/status/1149726844385521665
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.
