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Serena Williams Handles John McEnroe's Sexist Insult Like The Boss She Is

Game, set, match.
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Looks like Serena Williams knows how to return a nasty serve with grace off the court, too.

Tennis legend John McEnroe over the weekend called Williams the “best female player ever ― no question,” but then said she’d be ranked “like, 700″ if she played in the men’s circuit.

Williams, currently taking a break from the sport as she prepares for the arrival of her baby, wrote on Twitter on Monday:

Dear John, I adore and respect you but please please keep me out of your statements that are not factually based.

— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) June 26, 2017

I've never played anyone ranked "there" nor do I have time. Respect me and my privacy as I'm trying to have a baby. Good day sir

— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) June 26, 2017

Williams, 35, has said she will return to tennis next year.

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