‘Level of Women’s Tennis Has Dropped’- Astounded by the Comeback of 43YO Venus Williams, Tennis Veteran Poses Serious Question on the Potential of New Age Players

Venus Williams‘ landmark victory over Camila Giorgi in Birmingham received plenty of applause from the tennis fraternity. The seven-time major champion registered her first victory since January and made the statement of the highest order. Amidst all the celebrations and congratulatory posts, a certain Italian Davis Cup captain seemed unimpressed.

Instead of hailing Williams for her victory, the Italian managed to diminish it by questioning the opponent’s level. In fact, Corrado Barazzutti used this as an opportunity to criticize the current level of the tour. According to him, the win was more down to the opponent’s inability than Williams’ brilliance and experience.

Venus Williams’ win was diminished by the Italian Davis Cup captain

Venus Williams is one of the greatest players of all time and with grass being her best surface, it should not surprise anyone if she is still being able to register big wins in the twilight of her career. However, Barazzutti believes that physical age does come into play at some point.

He said via Tennis up to Date, “Venus Williams was a champion but if she is still able to win matches on the major circuit at 43, beating a top 50 player like Camila Giorgi, it indicates that the general level of women’s tennis has dropped.”

Whether the statement was correct or not, it was a little inconsiderate of Corrado Barazzutti, one can say. Despite being 43 years of age, Williams still has over 25 years of experience. She was also clicking 120mph often with her serve which made it really difficult for Giorgi to stay in the return games.

Was it the experience or the opponent’s level that did the job for Venus Williams?

If we compare how the recently retired legends fared in their farewell tournament, it certainly makes a strong case for experience being the right answer. For instance, Roger Federer reached as far as the quarter-finals of Wimbledon in his final tour-level tournament. Serena Williams managed to reach the third round of the US Open in her farewell tournament while registering a win over the then-world number 2 Anett Kontaveit.

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Venus Williams being a five-time Wimbledon champion has more than enough grass court speciality to still win matches in her forties.

Make your own inference now. Do you think Barazzutti was a little unfair in his assessment? Do let us know in the comments section below.

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