January 25, 2003
WORLD'S GREATEST ATHLETE:
Serena completes her 'Slam' (PHIL BROWN, January 25, 2003, Chicao Sun-Times)Serena Slam or Sister Slam--no matter what you call it, Serena Williams is truly grand.Williams survived an error-filled match to beat elder sister Venus 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-4 Saturday to win the Australian Open for her fourth straight major championship.
Serena added another Grand Slam title to the French Open, U.S. Open and Wimbledon crowns she won last year, all against her sister.
After Venus slumped through four straight errors in the final game, the sisters met at the net to put their arms around each other's shoulders and whisper in each other's ears. While Serena blew kisses to the crowd, Venus applauded with her racket.
With Michael old, Shaq hurt, Tiger MIA, and Lance Armstrong a mere bicycle rider, Serena may well be the world's greatest athlete at the moment. Posted by Orrin Judd at January 25, 2003 11:50 AM
I suppose.
Although women's tennis is hardly very competitive.
Neither was basketball when Michael was 28.
Posted by: oj at January 26, 2003 7:48 AMoh that wacky lance!
Posted by: Budd White at January 26, 2003 7:51 AMEuropean readers take note: The five leading candidates for world's greatest athlete are all Americans (surely none will question OJ's judgment in this matter); and the world championships of the world's two greatest sports, baseball and football, are contested exclusively between American teams. Americans, let us take pride in our sporting supremacy.
Posted by: pj at January 26, 2003 12:32 PM