When Australian Open 2017 started very few people expected Roger Federer
and Rafael Nadal on men’s side and Venus Williams and her sister Serena will
fight out for the ladies singles championship. Many tennis great and analyst
were expecting Andy Murray to win his first Australian Open Championship or
Novak Djokovic to win his record breaking seventh Australian Open. Also in
ladies section very few people expected Venus Williams to reach the finals
where young guns like Karolina Pliskova , Garbine Muguruza, Johanna Konta and
Simona Halep were considered as a likely finalist .But the way these veterans
fought they rolled back the years and proved that Age is just a number.
2016 was a tough year for each of the four veterans
.Roger Federer missed most of the 2016 due to knee injury which saw him move
out of the top 10 for the first time since 2001.Rafael Nadal missed the end of
the season due to wrist injury and had a very tough season where he failed to
reach the fourth round of any of the Grand Slams and suffered a heart breaking
loss to Juan Martin Del Potro in the Rio Olympics.
The story of Venus Williams was even more tough .At the age of 36, Venus Williams will
be aiming for her first Australian Open Championship. Venus undergone career
threatening back injury and illness from 2011-14 which saw her rankings drop . But
she had the belief and fight her way back into the elites by reaching the semi
final last year in Wimbledon and final of the Australian Open which in the age
of 36 is a phenomenal achievement while Serena Williams suffered heart breaking
loss to Angelique Kerber and Garbine Muguruza
in the Australian Open and French Open Final which saw her losing her World No
1 ranking to Angelique Kerber.
The way these legends played in the Australian Open has
rolled us back to decade where Venus Serena and Federer Nadal final was eminent
and proved that whether you are in your 30’s you should always have class to
overcome all the odds to achieve your dreams. Whoever wins the grand slams
these four legends have made this Australian Open a memorable one.
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