Sireena William is a genous palyer and mostly win the prize for country.The younger of the Williams sisters came to Oz in the form of her life as she had only lost only a solitary match to the German Angelique Kerber in her previous 40 outings and had even seized the tour opener in Brisbane without dropping a set to begin her campaign in the New Year.
What were the reasons behind the legend's failure Down Under - was it the sore ankle or the stiff back, or was the sheer brilliance of the 'Next Serena' on that day or it was because that the streak had to end someday - so why not at the hands of the super talented girl from the same neighborhood of Palm Beach Gardens where the superstar lives or it was because that age has finally caught up with the 15 times Major victor?
In fact she motored along nicely to the round of 8 at the Rod Laver Arena as she annihilated almost every opponent that came her way before she met the mademoiselle from her own country who took advantage of her lack of movement as she kept on running her deep down the court, only to frustrate her and to pounce on every opp
ortunity that her mentor gave her.
There no doubt that Serena was suffering from severe pain in her lower back and in the joints, yet the loss to Stephens can't just be because of that reason alone. Despite, whatever she achieved in the second half of the season in 2012, nobody can deny the fact that she isn't getting any younger. She is 31 and lapses in concentration at that age are bound to happen more often than not. And as the age wears her down the velocity in her strokes will come down as well which has usually been her biggest weapon till now. Her foes have struggled with the sheer accuracy of her heavy ground-strokes because normally the speed of the shots is around .
So, if Serena has to go past the record of the icon Chris Evert and the greatest Wimbledon champion ever Martina Navratilova, she has to remain focused, work hard on her fitness so that she moves faster on court and come-in much more than she would have done in the past. Actually, she can take a cue from another veteran - Roger Federer who has altered his game plan to suit his age and to compete with the young of the lot.
The Eternal King of Tennis rushes to the net more than any other player from the present generation except the one or two serve and volleyers left in the sport. Hence, if Serena transpires to amend herself, she can stretch her career to a few years, and can win more Slams and may continue to rule the roost for some time.
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