Last week in my piece I touched on the Canadian talent at Wimbledon, and although just one remains; come on Milos, there are still plenty of storylines circling around the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC).
One of the biggest, in my opinion comes in the world of women’s tennis where, as of the quarterfinal stage of the tournament, none of the top ten players in the world remain.
None.
Four of the women’s top ten players in the world bowed out in the very first round, while nine of the ten were gone by round three.
Karolina Pliskova was the lone woman to make it to the last 16, before she bowed out as well.
Now with the ladies into the quarterfinals, as of the morning of July 10, we see seeded players 11-14, 20, and 25 left, as well as two players ranked outside the top 32 and are unseeded.
Admittedly, one of those players left standing is Serena Williams, who was given a generous ranking of 25, despite sitting just 181 in the world rankings.
Williams’ plummet down the world rankings is thanks to the Florida resident taking a little over a year off after announcing her pregnancy, so the AELTC can be forgiven for the generous ranking.
Angelique Kerber also remains in the tournament, another former number one and two-time grand slam champion.
Jelena Ostapenko, is also a grand slam champion who remains.
Seeing all these former grand slam champions sitting outside the top ten just proves the parity of women’s tennis.
Then you bring in the fact that the number one player in the world lost to a world number 48, and the tenth ranked player in the world lost to a player ranked 120 and the parity is further evidenced.
So with eight players left in the tournament we are getting down to the last couple of rounds of the tournament, but what is going to happen?
Placing your money on Serena is always a safe bet.
But if Wimbledon has taught you anything it is to expect the unexpected.
Parity reigns supreme is ladies tennis.
