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The minimum number of points to win a 3-set tennis match is 48, winning 6-0, 6-0. If my only goal is to win a single point, I would give myself decent odds at distracting any given pro tennis player enough for them to lose one point. Across the two sets I might even be able to get two points if I'm really lucky.
However, I don't plan on breaking my arm by trying to return any of their shots, so even in the (still probably majority) case where I don't even win one point, at least my embarrassment will be short and controlled.
I kind of feel like people are neglecting some of this here. Like, yes, any pro tennis player would absolutely crush me. I would never get close to taking a game. However, even pro players lose points because they make mistakes. I don't need to claim that I'm any match for a pro in order to claim that there's a non-zero chance that they could blunder a single point.
Saying that it's absolutely absurd that I could take a single point against someone like Serena is essentially saying that it's absurd to suggest that there's a decent chance Serena could make a mistake once in 48 points.
I honestly don't know how good those odds would be, but it doesn't seem crazy to me to suggest it could happen in around 1/10 matches.
Fingers crossed they double fault at least once in their 24 service points, although I imagine they wouldn't even use second serve power against some bozo
Taking your underwear off may work.