Contesting her 19th Wimbledon, Serena Williams remains a student of the sport.
The 23-time Grand Slam champion believes she can learn from mixing it up with Andy Murray.
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The seven-time Wimbledon singles champion calls the pairing a "win-win" and believes she will benefit by seeing how Murray thinks on court.
"I think Andy is a great player, like I said," Williams said. "I think he is mentally one of the toughest players out there. I don't even know what goes on in his mind. I know what goes on in mine, my mind."
The 37-year-old Williams, who makes her mixed doubles debut with Murray today, said she can apply what she learns from the Scot's mentality to her own game.
"It's always interesting to hear what other champions think, how you can play that to your game—apply it to your game," Williams said. "It's only a win-win situation for me. Hopefully it will be for him, as well. I would definitely like to add some positivity to him, too. Yeah, I think we're both in a good situation."
Williams' coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, has endorsed the SerAndy mixed doubles pairing because it will give the former No. 1 much-needed match play and provide plenty of practice on serve and return.
"I'm looking forward to it," Williams said. "I mean, it will help me out, I think. Usually when I play doubles, it really helps out my singles game.
"I really need it. I'm glad that you guys suggested it (smiling). Yeah, I'm really looking forward to it."
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