Archive Digger

After hearing about Serena’s win at the Australian Open earlier today, I started thinking about how it used to be Venus we always heard about. Did a little hunting, and found it was 1997 when Serena first joined the pro tour, and just the next year when the sisters first faced each other in tournament play.

This article from the Los Angeles Times was especially interesting, I thought, as it described Serena Williams as the “younger and feistier of the two” - as she sought to play matches against men on the tour after she was knocked out of competition by her sister.

After she was named AP Female Athlete of the year and Sports Illustrated Female Athlete of the Decade last year, seems as if she’s eclipsed her big sis.