Kerber violates tennis traditions

The Australian Open Tennis Championship brought at least one sports sensation of 2016

The Australian Open Tennis Championship brought at least one sports sensation of 2016. In a female single category, the winner was the German athlete Angelik Kerber, who won in the final the previously invincible American Serena Williams .

What is the sensation of the victory of Kerber? Probably not in the fact that after Steffi the count in world tennis, serious players from Germany did not appear - with all due respect to Anke Hubert, the achievements of the count are still unsurpassed. True, in the event of a victory in Melbourne, Williams had a chance to catch up with the count of the number of won tournaments of a large helmet series: the German woman has 22, and the American still had 21. But, firstly, the count won the so-called “golden helmet”, winning in 1988 not only in the four main tournaments of the year, but also at the Olympiad in Seoul, which was not able to make anyone after it. Secondly, even if you take into account that this year Serena will probably repeat at least, or even surpass the achievement of the count, nevertheless the opinion of my tennis experts is inclined to the fact that tennis performed by Steffi was much more elegant and aesthetically beautiful than the frankly powerful manner of Serena’s game. In general, all such reasoning sin with a taste, and you should not even compare the features of the game of great tennis players-each of them was in its own unique one, and Serena still acts at the highest level , so she has every chance to surpass some of the achievements of the count. But the Golden Helmet is already unlikely to submit to her, because the current Olympic season with defeat at the Australian open championship is failed, and at the next Olympics, Serena is unlikely to perform by age - in any case, in a single discharge.

It is difficult, of course, to assume that the triumph of Melbourne will encroach on the Golden Helmet-27-year-old Angelik Kerber won the first large helmet tournament in her life, and she, of course, does not have to count on another 4 victories this season. Yes, a charming German showed her, apparently the best tennis in life, contrasting Williams with an enviable Nordic perseverance and a slightly brighter and more combination style of the game. Kerber was clearly fresh Americans, catching the moment when she herself was in excellent condition, but Williams almost first encountered a situation when the years gradually take their own. Now the question is one: is it possible to assume that Kerber deservedly entered the elite of world tennis? She was sown in Australia under a high 7th number, and, it would seem, this “seven” is a sign of her high tennis merits. However, we will reinforce to give the German large advances. After all, the great players won the "helmets" at a young age, which is why the number of their victories is doubled. Kerber seems to be unlikely to achieve a two -digit account. But the victory in the open championship of Australia itself is an honorable achievement, and we can hope that in the future Kerber will please the fans with his achievements more than once. While she, having received congratulations from the Chancellor of Germany and her namesake, Angel Merkel, fulfilled the previously given promise and bathed in honor of her victory in the Yarra River, flowing near the courts in Melbourne. Kerber is unlikely to think about future victories, and she quite deserved the right to it.

The game of Maria clearly affected the problems with the forearm, and she even admitted that she would not play for the Russian team in the next match of the Federation Cup.
This threatens Sharapova for a reason for the Olympics
In Rio

And the most worthy were in the final men in the final: Serb Novak Djokovic and British Andy Murray. Alas, other talented players are Swiss Roger Federer and Spaniard Rafael Nadal gradually leave leading positions: one because of age, the second due to health. And there are no other players of the same level in men's tennis. As a result, the strongest came together in the male finale, and, apparently, the most intense five -section semi -final became the decisive factor, where Murray won Milos Raonich, but was clearly exhausted by his victory. Djokovic rested a little longer than the British, and this made it possible for specialists in sports bets to consider him a favorite. As a result, the victory of Novak is three sets, and this is the 11th victory of Serb in the big helmet tournaments. According to this indicator, he caught up with his great predecessors - the Australian of the Leiver clan (he was present at the match and tore off the ovation of the hall with his appearance) and the Swede Bjorn Borg. So far, Jookovic’s competitors are not visible in world tennis!

Well, among other results, I especially want to note the next victory of the magnificent Martina Hingis . Her victory in the female paired category - together with Sanya Mirza from India, they won in the final of rivals from the Czech Republic Andrea Geneschkov and Lucy Gradecka - a great achievement! First of all, this is the 36th in a row the victory of Hingis and Mirza. In 2015, they won the titles at two large helmet tournaments: Wimbledon and the opening championship of the United States. Finally, during her career, Hingis has already won 12 large helmet tournaments in a paired category. Since the Swiss left tennis, and then several years ago returned, devoting herself to the pair performances, her talent seemed to bloom with new colors. In a couple, she does not have to run around the court and shake the tennis world with physical training, but her natural talent and the passion for a beautiful combination game are manifested in the best light. It seems that this is far from the last victory of Hingis at the highest level. First of all, we hope for the Olympics in Rio.

For Russian fans of tennis in Melbourne, the holiday also came: Elena Vesnina paired with Brazilian Bruno Suarez became winners in Miksta, winning the American Coco Vandei and Romanian Hori Tecuu. As for the Russian tennis leader Maria Sharapova , she unconditionally lost to Serena Williams in the quarter -finals. The game of Maria clearly affected the problems with the forearm, she said about them herself and even admitted that she would not play for the Russian national team in the next match of the Federation Cup. This threatens Sharapova with a prevention of the Olympics in Rio, according to the requirements of the IOC, and hot discussions have already begun around this conflict with the participation of the President of the All -Russian Tennis Federation Shamil Tarpishchev and the captain of the Russian women's team Anastasia Myskina. Of course, the passage of Sharapova Olympic Games is a very undesirable matter, especially against the backdrop of a possible non -appliances in Rio. But if the future career of the best Russian tennis player is at the stake, it will be funny to talk about patriotism and something in the same way.