One of the highlights of the 2011 Wimbledon Lawn Tennis tournament is the shock exit of the Williams sisters at the early stages of the tournament. Both sisters have won about nine out of the past eleven female singles titles at the All England club. To some discerning Tennis analysts the fourth round defeat of both Serena and Venus may not have come as a total shock considering the fact that both sisters have been off the Tennis circuit for over ten months due to one health problem or the other. Serena was the worst hit, she had serious health problems that was life threatening. Any how they both saw the Wimbledon 2011 as the right arena to stage a good comeback to the mainstream of tennis again. The fact is that female Tennis is fast changing with the rise of players like Wozniacki, Li Na and others. It will take the Williams sisters extra work to reclaim their former dominant positions in female tennis. The sisters will have to concentrate more on their tennis and avoid the distractions of so called fashion statements, most times the Williams sisters are more in the news for their weird fashion sense; most times, Serena is almost out nude with very revealing dresses all in the name of fashion statements. One must respect the Williams sisters for their dominance of female tennis, they have really contributed to the popularity of female tennis in Africa and other parts of the developing world. I dont think this is the end of the road for the Williams sisters, am sure they can stage a comeback to dominate the tennis scene again but age is definitely not on their side.
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