A force of nature, morphing as a renaissance woman named
SerenaWilliams, chalked up her eleventh grand slam at age 31, her former
mentor and father, Richard, getting his Father’s Day halo, eight days ahead of
Time..
Who could ever contemplate a run
by the Compton, California mastermind, collecting used tennis balls from the
*tennis clubs in L.A.for his daughters Serena and Venus... a quarter of a cen
tury later collecting checks and trophies for his grand slam achievement in
grooming his toddlers.
(*Beverly Hills, Hillcrest,
Brentwood ,Los Angeles,) and Westside.....indoctrinating his girls, soon as
they were old enough to grip a racquet as tall as they were.
“Start ‘em young, coach.
While they’re still in the crib”
II
Not to be trumped on the men’s
draw, Uncle Tony of the Spanish Iusland Majorca, played a similar role with his
nephew “Rafu” Nadal, the nephew at age 27 , cruised to his French clay court
crown in straight sets over fellow Spaniard
. Ferrer.
A transcendendal planet shaking
string on the grand slam Australia, French, Wimbledon, U.S. Open stage.
The Majorca force of nature may very well be the greatest on clay, as
he has only lost twice on clay, his Uncle Tony like “papa” Williams, has nurtured his nephew into a stroking down the
line, cross court angled topspin ground strokes, sliding for “gets”,the fans in
a roar.
Two complete players, coached by
their genetic DNA family, leaves former complete [lasyers like nature like Pete
Sampras and Andre Agassi in the gold dust of Monument Valley careers.
III
These athletes take the wind out
of second guessing the odd makers at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas. The
basketball mavens putting their brainsneurons together for game 2 of the NBA
finals
The San Antonio Spurs and the
Miami Heat, Pat Riley’s Heat down game one,... later in Florida.
IV
Coach Popavich of the Spurs afterwards. “Balace...balance...balance.
From their big three Wade, James and Bosch. Their bench.
Everyone contributing...” The Heat controlling the paint in the
fourth quarter, game three moves to San Antonio Tuesday noches, the series
tied a game apiece..
The City that never sleeps May 10. 2013
