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Nice "reopenning" of the thread. Gotta spread some before I can rep you again Tennisbear.
There should be a "Serena Detractor/Hater's Hall of Fame" thread, reserved for the posters of those biased, spiteful individuals whose face Serena has emphatically cracked time and time again. :lol:
Anyway, the idea that winning 2 or 3 slams tops would be a trivial thing exposes this poster (for the umpteenth time) for the bone-head he is. Any player out there would give her left tit to win three (more) slams over the course of their ENTIRE careers.
If anything, from this point on, Serena will become more at ease in the big moments. I believe winning this USO has exercised a big demon for her. And, frankly, given the fashion she won it in (lacking her "A" game, Serve going south, an excess of UEs), she will only GAIN in confidence in her abilities no matter the circumstance. Serena's ability to prevail in adverse circumstances had been legendary, but it had been a while since we've seen it in the most critical moments. It was fair to question whether that was just a bygone quality of her athletic "peak," now fallen away and passing into myth or whether she still was complete in her legendary qualities.
What Serena's detractors have been in denial about that many of us - long ago - believed, acknowledged, posted about (some begrudgingly) is that Serena J. Williams is a once in a lifetime athlete whose talent, skill and mentality DEFIES CONVENTIONAL ANALYSIS when it comes to defining expectations and boundaries.
She has proven time and time again that you cannot apply the same ol' templates regarding style of play, frequency of play, skill set, talent development/maintenance to her. Her talent is simply that unique.
So, where does she go from here? ...wherever the hell she chooses. :shrug:
I would say, for the next four years, the sky's the limit.