Tennis legends, Roger Federer and Serena Williams, face each other in a historic Hopman Cup showdown

They will play a mixed doubles match in the Hopman Cup competition in Perth today. Federer and Williams have won a combined total of 43 Grands Slam titles.

On the match-up, Federer said: “It is very exciting for both of us and I hope a lot of tennis fans tune in and watch it. I admire everything she’s done on and off the court, we are both fierce competitors and we always want to win.”

Williams said it was “a dream come true” and added: “I have been looking forward to it. This is so cool.”

The match has been labelled by many as one of the most exciting and anticipated match involving a male and female player since Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in the “Battle of the sexes” in 1973.

After the match, the two posed for a selfie, which quickly went viral.

Oh what a night ?? pic.twitter.com/Fj9arBT6Ni

- Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) January 1, 2019

Williams, paired with Francis Tiafoe, lost to Federer and Belinda Bencic 4-2 4-3 (5-3).

Federer said after the match, “It was great fun and she is a great champion. You can see how focused she is and that’s what I love about her.”

Serena joked, “It was a great experience, I’m sad it is over, I was just warming up.”

“I mean the guy is the greatest of all time, both on and off the court.”