Serena Williams: ‘I would have had 30’ Slams if I didn’t have to play Venus (and she would've had at least 15)

Serena Williams and Andy Murray mounted the crowd-pleasing mixed-doubles opener that everyone expected. Along the way, and at net, Serena found herself in a proverbial "pickle."

This video is everything pic.twitter.com/SzevaJiOqW
— Mark McGee (@markmcgee91) July 6, 2019

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The pair claimed a straight-sets victory in their virgin voyage on court alongside each other, and at Wimbledon of all places.

"We're still young in our relationship on the court," Serena said with a hearty chuckle in their post-match interview, "so still a lot to learn."

Here's their full joint press conference after round 1, in which they address her at-net slip that turned into a veritable game of dodgeball:

The two brought sibling status and formative years into the present, to be sure, and Wimbledon made a point of having its own fun at Serena's pseudo-expense:

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"We were saying we're both the younger siblings, so we're used to being bossed by our older brother and sister - we're taking it in turns to be boss!"

- @andy_murray #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/CxAcSDjIq3
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 6, 2019

Viewers and colleagues alike marveled at the pairing beforehand and afterward—and even wondered what else they might be capable of in this life.

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Genuinely though, how do you prepare to play against Andy Murray and Serena Williams at the same time ?!! 🤣
— Katie Boulter (@katiecboulter) July 6, 2019

I could watch Serena Williams and Andy Murray play tennis together all day. And then, at night, solve crimes.
— Andrew Dawson (@ADawsonBros) July 6, 2019

The tandem next takes on the No. 14–seeded duo of Fabrice Martin and Raquel Atawo, third up on Centre Court on Tuesday. Above all else, may they continue to say:

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Well that was fun... 😄😄 #SerAndy pic.twitter.com/OOJvo6WUms
— Andy Murray (@andy_murray) July 6, 2019

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