New Delhi: The perfect lefty serve, the perfect lefty forehand, Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova is as good as they come and is possibly the closest that one can get to the perfect package with very few demerits.
By winning the women’s singles title at this year’s Championships, Kvitova has struck the women’s circuit like a bolt from the blue to become one of the most revered tennis stars.
Along with Novak Djokovic who triumphed in the gentlemen’s event, the 125th edition of Wimbledon might have witnessed a sign of things to come and the beginning of a new order.
The falling by the wayside of Swiss ace Roger Federer and the Williams sisters before the last four stage of the tournament is quite a significant development, and one may well wonder whether it’s a trend that is being set for the near future.
Another major development that may have evaded the spotlight is the rather low profile comeback effort of Juan Martin Del Potro, who won the 2009 US Open, and was ranked as high as number four in the world at the top of his game.
The Argentine lost in four tight sets to former champion Rafael Nadal in the fourth round this time around and had also given Djokovic, currently sitting pretty at the top of the ATP rankings a run for his money at the recently concluded French Open.
A fully fit Del Potro along with Nadal could turn out to be a real thorn in the flesh for the newly crowned world number one, and Andy Murray who is still aiming to become the first Brit since the legendary Fred Perry (in 1936) to win a major can of course never be ruled out.
Giant killers, Jo Wilfred Tsonga of France who knocked out Federer and Germany’s Sabine Lisicki who accounted for French Open champion Li Na at the 2011 Wimbledon are sure to be a major threat from now on. The two made it to the semi finals and will be determined to prove that their impressive performance at this year’s Championships was by no way a flash in the pan.
Lisicki in fact also made it to the finals of the women’s doubles segment with Australia’s Samantha Stosur.
Things however went according to script in the men’s doubles event as the Bryan brothers (Mike and Bob) proved that they are still second to none by lifting their 11th grand slam title and second Wimbledon crown, thereby proving that there are still some things that never change.
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