The Williams sisters have been the reigning queens of women’s tennis for the last decade with good reason.  They are ferocious when they take the court.  like them or not, you have to give them their props for being great players.  However, that time in the limelight is coming to an end I believe with astonishing speed.  Just last night 15 year old Larcher de Brito of Portugal took Serena Williams to three sets and nearly beat her.

While this no doubt says something about the lovely and talented, and did I mention hot Larcher de Brito, I think maybe it says more about Serena Williams.  At 26 Serena is certainly not an old player, but she just isn’t playing as hard as she used to.  Even as the top rated women’s tennis player, Venus Williams, isn’t doing much better.  They struggle where they used to pounce.

I have no doubt that the Williams sisters will still be on top for a few more years, but when a 15 year old qualifier can take them to task, I wonder what the new face of women’s tennis will look like.  Unfortunately I know it won’t look like Anna Kournikova.  We are going to be hard pressed to see one so hot for some time to come.