The future of women's tennis
Watching Kim Clijsters win her second Grand Slam got me thinking. Where is women’s professional tennis headed? Not to take anything away from Clijster’s fabulous achievement. But did this really happen? A former champion came back from an 18 month sabbatical. Began training to get back on to the tour in January. Played a couple of warm-up tournaments, came to New York, unseeded, and beat players ranked in the top 20 to win the US Open Championship. Has women’s tennis been unable to evolve to a higher level in the last 2 years? Has the competition ceased to get stiffer? Has the level of tennis diminished? The lack of consistency is worrying. Note : These questions are in no way aimed at undermining Clijsters’ victory . To be able to get back to competitive sport after the birth of her daughter has truly been a landmark not only for tennis but for all of sport. Well done! Time for the rest of the pack to pull up their socks.Vasundhara Nangia
Sport Psychologist
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