"Why did he pick like the one woman that would still absolutely dominate if she played against men" - Tennis fans criticize Ben Shapiro for his comments on Serena Williams

Tennis fans on Twitter are enraged by the comments made by Ben Shapiro about 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams.

Shapiro, the host of The Ben Shapiro Show - a daily conservative political podcast and live radio show - recently took a dig at Williams by saying that no one would have heard of the tennis legend if athletes were not separated by their gender. He further stated that Williams would not be able to beat a 250th-ranked male tennis player on the ATP tour.

"The Left is now arguing that we shouldn't separate sports by sex; they argue that men have no biological advantage over women in athletics," Shapiro tweeted. "If women and men were not separated by sex in sports, nobody ever would have heard of Serena Williams. That's not sexism. It's reality."

As expected, many fans reacted to his comments, with most not agreeing with his point of view.

"Why did he pick like the one woman that would still absolutely dominate if she played against men," said a fan.

"As a leftist, not all of us agree there is no biological difference between the sexes. Nice strawman," read one tweet.

One fan agreed with Shapiro but said that Williams was a bad example to use.

"I agree with you Ben but I think you picked a bad example. Serena would have smoked most of the men she would have played. Tennis itself may be a bad example. If anything women would seem to have the advantage in tennis," a user said.

Here are some other fan reactions to Ben Shapiro's tweets:

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"It is quite a vacuum that Roger Federer and Serena Williams leave" - Rennae Stubbs

Serena Williams and Roger Federer pictured at the 2019 Miami Open.

Former doubles World No. 1 Rennae Stubbs recently stated that Roger Federer and Serena Williams are leaving a void in the sport of tennis. Both icons have announced their retirement from the sport, with Federer set to hang up his racquet after the Laver Cup later this month.

"It is quite a vacuum that they leave. Roger [Federer] and Serena [Williams] are so synonymous. It was interesting because I had talked about this with Serena years ago and it was a guess that they were both retired at the same time. And look at that, they've done that," said Stubbs.

The 51-year-old Aussie also stated that both athletes could have added more Grand Slams to their tally if it were not for injuries.

"With the injuries Roger had sustained over the last year and of course with Serena losing a year (while) having her child and then trying to come back from that. Certainly, they could have probably achieved even more Grand Slam titles, both of them," Stubbs said.