Wimbledon 2015: Writers Awards – Best Female Player

Writer. Lob and Smash. STEVE NICHOLLS. 3. <p>Some may consider it boring and formulaic that I have elected for the current world number one’s as my best players of the year, but such is their dominance at present, I simply can’t help but.</p> <p>Incredibly, <strong>Serena Williams</strong> has somehow managed to be more impressive than the current men’s number one, as she has won every Slam of the year and has brushed aside all comers with an ominous sense of inevitability.</p> <p>Everything about her game has clicked into gear in 2015, which means the American has somehow found a way to be even harder to beat than in times gone by when she was still head and shoulders above the rest of the tour.</p> <p>The serve is bigger and more accurate, the forehand is steadier, the backhand is more of a weapon and her defensive skills from the baseline and off the return of serve have improved significantly as well.</p> <p>When you throw all of these ingredients together, it is clear that we have a player on our hands who could well go down as the best female player that ever lived, if she is not already at that status at the moment.</p> <p>After defeating Garbine Muguruza in straight sets in the final of Wimbledon, Williams secured the “Serena Slam” (owning all four Grand Slams at the same time) for the second time in her illustrious career.</p> <p>At a time when the chasing pack are being plagued by inconsistency, the 21-time Slam champion is raising her game to new levels all the time – a scary thought.</p>