Best female tennis players in de world

The number one player of the world at the moment is Caroline Wozniacki, and Vera Zvonareva is the number two player of the world. The women’s ranking list is very inconsistent because it changes very often, especially the number one position. That is why I am going to talk about the best female players of the world the past few years, who are Justin Henin and Serena Williams, currently number 12 and number 4 on the WTA singles rank list.

 

Justin Henin was born in Belgium and is 28 years old. She went pro in 1999 and earned more than $20.8 million through the years of her tennis career. She won 43 WTA singles titles, including the golden medal at the Olympics in 2004 and 7 Grand Slams. She won 3 out the 4 Grand Slams and so did Serena and Venus Williams, but Henin is the only one who played the finals of all the Grand Slams in one year. Henin’s game is very solid. She has an amazing serve and she is able to hit every single shot with her single-handed backhand. Her speedy footwork makes her defensive game very good and she can dictate the game with her aggressive forehand. She retired in May 2008 when she still had the number 1 ranking on the WTA ranking list. It was a big surprise for everyone, but she wanted to focus on her tennis school and charity. In September 2009, she returned to the tennis world because she was inspired by the first victory of Roger Federer at Roland Garros and the victory of Kim Clijster at the US Open after Clijster’s return.

 

Serena Williams is one of the Williams sisters. She was born in Michigan and is 29 years old. Serena reached the number one position on the WTA ranking list 5 times. Currently, she is the number 4 in singles and number 5 in doubles with her sister Venus. She won 13 Grand Slam singles titles and two Olympic golden medals. The prize money she won is unbelievable, more than $32.7 million, which makes her the richest female athlete in history. Her game is powerful and for the greater part from the baseline. She likes to take control of the points from the back, starting with a very hard serve and ending it with strong groundstrokes. The strength in her forehand, and backhand as well, makes it very difficult for the opponent to take control over a point. She likes to take the balls down the line or with a sharp angle crosscourt outside the court. Her game is very offensive and impressive to see, but her defense is also good.