We recently saw two days of continuous tennis in Melbourne. We saw the gentleman tennis player Roger Federer beating Rafael Nadal in a highly exciting match that ran the full five sets. By winning, Federer established a world record with 18 Grand Slams, and is the first man in history to win five or more titles at three different Grand Slams: Five in Australia, five in the US and seven in Wimbledon.
The previous day there was another record established by the gallant Serena Williams, who beat her sister Venus. With the Australian Open victory, she has now won 23 Grand Slams, a world record. Saturday was the 28th instalment of the Williams sisters on court. The most remarkable thing about Serena is the length of time she has been winning Grand Slams. The first came on Sept. 11, 1999, in New York, the 23rd on Jan. 28, 2017, in Melbourne.
Former legendary player Billie Jean King tweeted: “Congrats Serena on your 23rd major title and return to the WTA rankings. You are history maker and a trail blazer.” We thank Federer and Serena for providing us with excellent tennis to watch. We enjoyed every second of it.
Two days of tennis bonanza
