Strength of American Women’s Tennis on Display at Wimbledon 2015

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Published: July 6, 2015

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It's been quite a 24 hours for American sportswomen.

On Sunday night, the U.S. women's national soccer team beat Japan to win the World Cup in soccer for the first time since 1999. Then, on Monday at Wimbledon, three American women advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals, the most since 2004.

On Tuesday, Serena Williams, Madison Keys and CoCo Vandeweghe will all try to keep the stars and stripes flying high in London by advancing to the semifinals.



While the popular topic in tennis lately has been the decline of American tennis, these women are proving that there really is nothing to worry about.

As Tom Perrotta of The Wall Street Journal points out, this is just a continuation of a strong year for American women's tennis:

For America’s women tennis pros, this impressive Wimbledon is merely the latest achievement in a fine year. Three American women reached the quarterfinals at the Australian Open, too, and Serena Williams won it. Williams also won the French Open. She would hold all four major titles if she wins Wimbledon.

Williams is, of course, the world No. 1, and, as Perrotta noted, she is chasing history here at Wimbledon. Her sixth singles title at the All England Club is on the line, as is her 21st Slam overall. 



The 33-year-old veteran advanced to the quarters by taking out her sister, Venus Williams, 6-4, 6-3 in the fourth round.

Keys, just 20, is into her second Grand Slam quarterfinal of the year after beating Olga Govortsova 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 on Monday. She made it to the Australian Open semifinals earlier this year, upsetting Petra Kvitova and Venus Williams along the way, before falling to Serena Williams.

The No. 21 seed, who was ranked as high as No. 16 earlier this year, has been coached by Lindsay Davenport since the offseason, and Davenport is clearly teaching her how to navigate the big stages.<...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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