(Provided by Tennis World USA)
Corrado Barazzutti, former captain of the Italian Davis Cup team, expressed his personal point of view on the current level of women’s tennis. The former Italian tennis player focused in particular on the match between Venus Williams and Camila Giorgi.
The American player won a real battle in the third set at the WTA 250 tournament in Birmingham with a score of 7-6(5) , 4-6, 7-6(6). A match that caused a lot of discussion due to the gesture made by Giorgi, which she cheered by raising her voice when her rival fell and she didn’t have the possibility to continue the point.
Barazzutti: “Women’s tennis? The general level has dropped”
Barazzutti explained: “Venus Williams was a champion but if she is still able to win matches on the major circuit at 43, beating a top 50 player like Camila Giorgi, it indicates that the general level of women’s tennis has dropped.
On grass, where the rallies are short and against an opponent who shoots hard and often, sometimes even too much, misses.It is the ideal situation for an athlete of a certain age. With few rallies and a fast court, a player like Venus Williams excels, also because from a technical point of view there is no…
