There's no doubt that the WS are probably two of the biggest phenomenons in terms of their athletic prowess. But which one do you believe was gifted with the most athleticism?
Venus: To me, she's always been superior than Serena in terms of lateral movement, which at her peak from 1999-2001 was absolutely remarkable. Venus also has always had the edge over Serena in terms of reach at the net/reaction time and a superior vertical to get to lobs. Also, her ability to turn defense into offense was unbelievable in her prime.
Serena: In my opinion, Serena's always been the more explosive one of the two, especially in terms of getting a solid first step moving forward from baseline to net. Also, Serena's sheer power is superior to Venus' IMO and her ability to create angles out of nowhere.
I believe Venus was born with more natural athleticism, however her technical frailties and lack of motivation is what kept her from achieving as much as Serena and reaching Serena's echelon. True, 2002 Serena was probably the highest level we've ever seen, but was that more because she harnessed her game more or because she is the better athlete than Venus?
Different athletes...I think Vee would've been very good at sports like volleyball and basketball, while Serena would've been great at sprinting.. 100m/200m.
Venus has the long reach and long legs, Serena has the natural muscle tone and strong legs.
If we're calling their peaks 21 (so for Venus, 2001 and 2002 for Serena), Serena's athletic peak just barely beats Venus', but again, it's like saying, "Which number is greater? 99.9 and 99.89?"
There's no doubt that the WS are probably two of the biggest phenomenons in terms of their athletic prowess. But which one do you believe was gifted with the most athleticism?
Venus: To me, she's always been superior than Serena in terms of lateral movement, which at her peak from 1999-2001 was absolutely remarkable. Venus also has always had the edge over Serena in terms of reach at the net/reaction time and a superior vertical to get to lobs. Also, her ability to turn defense into offense was unbelievable in her prime.
Serena: In my opinion, Serena's always been the more explosive one of the two, especially in terms of getting a solid first step moving forward from baseline to net. Also, Serena's sheer power is superior to Venus' IMO and her ability to create angles out of nowhere.
I believe Venus was born with more natural athleticism, however her technical frailties and lack of motivation is what kept her from achieving as much as Serena and reaching Serena's echelon. True, 2002 Serena was probably the highest level we've ever seen, but was that more because she harnessed her game more or because she is the better athlete than Venus?
I think at her prime Catsuit Serena was as athletically gifted as Venus . The dealbreaker is definitely Serena's better ability to tailor her game to a new whole level . Morever i have never seen Venus do the split in a defensive movements the way Serena often does it .