"Irreverent as it sounds, if you matched tennis's female legends head-to-head — all at their best, with identical equipment — Williams wouldn't just beat the others; she would crush them. Graf's scythelike slice backhand? Williams would bend her knees and tee off on it. Evert's consistency? Serena would simply overpower Chrissie. Navratilova's attacking game? Williams would whistle returns by the peerless serve-and-volleyer before she got to net. Plus, there has never been a player of Williams's mental toughness, a refusal to lose that kicks in even in emotional matches against Venus, her sister and best friend."An article from Yahoo sports Tennis section caught my attention. The article / blog dissected the argument of L.J. Wertheim why he proclaimed Serena Williams as the greatest player of all times. Insightful as the article was, the comments from loads of people were more amusing and interesting to read. One can definitely see the camp who are Pro Serena and the ones against her. Many have valid arguments but some are just plain mean spirited and biased against Serena. Many does not even care to explain why they do not agree with the Sports Illustrated proclamation that Serena is the greatest. I for one think highly of Serena and that I think she is a great tennis player but I am not even going to begin comparing her with the other greats out there in Women's Tennis. It is just a moot point cause there are so many "what if" and variables to consider before beginning to compare objectively. I am just hoping for Serena to improve her stats so she can be proclaimed as the greatest with more validity.
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