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!