for the first time in her career.
also in-sync with the theme
However, as deserving of
that had come up in the Slam
plaudits as Muguruza’s
Down Under – of the far
achievements were, there
experienced players leaving
was one other player, who
their younger rivals far behind
2017 unto
seemed to be a candidate of
in the dust.
beyond
an equal stature – if not more
Moving on, as the year
– of being acknowledged as
progressed, if anyone had
the ITF world champion. That
anticipated Williams to fade
player is Venus Williams.
away after her Australian
The International Tennis
The 2017 season had a lot of
Open heroics, her reaching
Federation announced
firsts for the seven-time Major
Garbine Muguruza – along
the final Wimbledon – in quite
winner. She began the year
a resemblance to 2003 –
by emerging as an unlikely
ensured that she remained in
finalist at the Australian Open,
focus as a player to watch out
which in turn renewed her
for. A player who was a
rivalry in Grand Slam finals
beacon of relative
with her sister Serena. It was
consistency amidst the
her first final at a Major since
prevailing tumultuousness on
2009 Wimbledon, and it was
the Tour. Then again, though
The resurgence of Venus Williams: From
Sharada
with compatriot Rafael Nadal – as the ITF women’s world champion. The Spaniard did, indeed, have a successful year in which she went on to win her second Major – at Wimbledon – before ascending as the world no. 1