Venus Williams Rolled Into The Semis: But Was It Her Final Opportunity?

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Published: September 12, 2010

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When five-time Wimbledon Champion Venus Williams exited at the quarter finals stage of the tournament earlier this year, many vocalised their opinion that the American was in decline.

Would she ever win another title, or reach the same dizzy heights that both herself and sister Serena have acclimatised themselves to in the past decade?

The immediate answer to that question appeared to be no.

The return of Kim Clijsters and Justin Henin, coupled with the emergence of stars like French Open champion Francesca Schiavone and the US Open's top seed Caroline Wozniacki looked to be signalling a new era that would be void of a Williams stranglehold.

Thankfully, Flushing Meadows seemed to prove a slight buck to that trend. Venus Williams burst through the earlier rounds and into a semifinal fixture against former double winner Clijsters.

Three tight sets came into fruition and Venus only missed out on another Grand Slam final appearance by the smallest of margins. 

Her conqueror went onto to demolish Vera Zvonareva in the final, leaving you to suspect that Venus would have produced a similar display of excellence had she alternatively progressed.

The inability to reach the final however, despite the promising run of results, still leaves us to ponder her future.

Was it the last and final opportunity that Venus is likely to have in her illustrious career?

I cant help but feel that there are too many determined, confident and most importantly able current competitors who can force Venus into the shade. 

Sister Serena is firmly regarded as the stronger sister, with some definitive talent and life still left in her career. 

Venus instead, like Roger Federer, consistently appears beatable. Subsequently, a betting man could confidently put money on the probability that Venus will never win either of the two slams that hav...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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