Federer Has Everyone Rushing Back to their Guinness World Records

Another decade, another Federer Grand Slam title.

At 16 Grand Slam singles titles now, more than the careers of Agassi (eight) and McEnroe (seven) combined, Federer has won at least one Grand Slam every year since his first in 2003 and now has one at least one Grand Slam every decade since the 1990s. Federer doesn't just have twin girls now but several years where he has twin and even triplet Grand Slam victories. After beating Andy Murray in straight sets at this year's Australian, the inevitable question arises whether this will be yet another year of multiple Grand Slam victories for Federer, or even the year he does what no one else has since Steffi Graf in 1988 and win a Grand Slam--all four events in one year. (Graf actually became the only player ever to win a Golden Slam that year, since she also won the Gold medal at the Olympics--one record Federer actually may never equal.)

Oh and that would be 18 of the last 19 Grand Slams that have had Federer in the single finals, his "disastrous year" of 2008 when he reached the semifinals of the Australian being the one exception--a disastrous year that included a U.S. Open title and reaching the finals of the French and Wimbledon. Federer's idea of a disastrous year is most people's idea of heaven.

So, let's see, what else from this year's Australian for the Fed. How about 23 straight Grand Slam semi-final appearances--every Grand Slam in other words since the French loss to three-time French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten in 2004? Yawn!

So, what's left for Federer, other than more Grand Slams in 2010? Well, he always has 2020 to look forward to, to keep up his streak of victories in different decades!

Serena's Hot Again

Wimbledon's played on grass, the French Clay, U.S. Open hard courts and the Australian sometimes courts hot as an oven. Is it any surprise then that this is hot-tempered Serena's best tournament? Her temperament suits the hottest of the Grand Slams to a T.

And this time Justine Henin didn't even quit when she saw she was about to lose, like she did the last time she reached the Australian Open finals when Amelie Mauresmo was on the other side of the net. Hopefully, Henin won't quit the sport again anytime soon either. Because while she may not have won a Grand Slam on her comeback return like Clijsters did at the 2009 U.S. Open, Henin's race to the finals of her first Grand Slam after her comeback is a phenomenal achievement of its own, and could signal even greater things yet to come for the seven-time Grand Slam winner.

And as for Serena ... 12 Grand Slams. How gaudy is that? And nearly half of them--five--have been Down Under, where she's undefeated in Australian Open finals. The owner of a Serena Slam, and of course therefore also a career Slam, Serena is able to scream through her nerves and play the big points bigger than just about any player this tennis fan has ever seen. Oh, and by the way, she won the doubles title with Venus this year again too. Talk about a good way to bury that ugly episode that saw her leave last year's U.S. Open with some wondering whether she would even be allowed to play the next Australian. Thank goodness for the sport she did!