Battle of the sexes! Chelsea Handler and Maria Sharapova smash Will Arnett and Andy Roddick at pro am tennis tournament

By Mike Larkin For Dailymail.com

Published: 03:30 EST, 13 December 2015 | Updated: 03:47 EST, 13 December 2015

She is used to garnering guffaws as a self-styled television comic.

And Chelsea Handler had the crowd hooting with laughter when she teamed up with Maria Sharapova to crush Will Arnett and Andy Roddick at a pro am tennis tournament in Los Angeles on Saturday.

They beat the men 3-1 in the Maria Sharapova and Friends exhibition match, despite having the disadvantage of having to face the former US Open champion's legendary 155 miles per hour serve.

Having a laugh: Chelsea Handler and Maria Sharapova were gleeful after thrashing Andy Roddick and Will Arnett at a tennis exhibition in Los Angeles on Saturday

Having a laugh: Chelsea Handler and Maria Sharapova were gleeful after thrashing Andy Roddick and Will Arnett at a tennis exhibition in Los Angeles on Saturday

The saucy blondes had too much craft for their opponents, despite the fact Arrested Development funnyman Will, 45, had gone to the lengths of dressing head-to-toe in tennis gear, unlike the more casually dressed Chelsea Lately favourite.

Their sterling result brings to mind the classic Billie Jean King Battle Of The Sexes victory over Bobby Riggs in 1973, a match which shook the world.

Meanwhile the self-aware 40-year-old comic admits she looks 'stupid' in a pink wedding dress in a trailer for her forthcoming new Netflix documentary series.

The comedienne is seemingly shocked at how bad she appears in the gown, which she dons as part of a personal investigation into marriage in the four subject series Chelsea Does.

Four play tennis: But only two could be victorious in this epic battle of the sexes

Four play tennis: But only two could be victorious in this epic battle of the sexes

No backhanded compliment: Poor Andy was doing the work of two men after being teamed with Will

No backhanded compliment: Poor Andy was doing the work of two men after being teamed with Will

Save it for the game Will: The funnyman seemed to use all his energy celebrating when they scored a point

Save it for the game Will: The funnyman seemed to use all his energy celebrating when they scored a point

The other subjects she will tackle in what will surely be a thoughtful, thorough and scientific manner are racism, drugs, and Silicon Valley,

And it seems she may not be quite the beacon of impartial journalistic integrity her fans will be hoping for she admits: 'I don't mean to be judgmental. But I am.'

Chelsea Does is her first project with Netflix, and she is also going to be the star of a new chat show on the streaming service.

Explaining why she decided to do a series of documentaries, she says: 'My whole reason for doing a documentary is I'm questioning things I never did before and saying to the world "this is how I feel."'

The show will premiere at next year’s Sundance Film Festival on January 22 and launch for Netflix audiences the following Saturday.

He can't Handler: Will's misfiring service was no match for the return of his comedy opponent 

He can't Handler: Will's misfiring service was no match for the return of his comedy opponent 

Coiled like a cobra: Chelsea was waiting to jump onto his pit-pat serve

Coiled like a cobra: Chelsea was waiting to jump onto his pit-pat serve

Faulty display: Unfortunately Will seemed to be having some trouble getting the ball over the net

Faulty display: Unfortunately Will seemed to be having some trouble getting the ball over the net

Making A-Rod for his own back: Andy was no doubt wishing he could have swapped partners with Maria
Making A-Rod for his own back: Andy was no doubt wishing he could have swapped partners with Maria

Making A-Rod for his own back: Andy was no doubt wishing he could have swapped partners with Maria

 

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