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The women’s final at the Brisbane International, while spectacular, is a sad indication of the depth of women’s professional tennis. How is it that Justine Henin, after an eighteenth month layoff, can so easily swan into the final of her first tournament against a woman only back after six months, who was equally untroubled?
Can you sports fans imagine Roger Federer after an eighteen month layoff?
It would take ages for even the best player in 40 years to work his way back up to the top.
Men’s tennis evolves all the time, while women are playing like 20 years ago. While I respect the women who play for trying their best, there is too little variety in the game and it makes it hard to follow as a spectacle.
Sam Stosur’s awful start to the season shows also the lack of consistency in the women’s game.
How can a supposed number 13 lose so poorly to a woman from a country with little tennis pedigree? Stosur is supposed to be our best, but she looks, at the moment at least, no better than a park tennis player.
So don’t be surprised if we end up with a Henin-Clijsters final and a huge debate on whether women deserve equal prize money as our future women “stars” show a lack of depth.
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