It was my pleasure this week to be in attendance at the Australian Open Tennis and witness Roger Federer in action. There were other players such as Serena Williams, but Roger was clearly in a class of his own.
The remarkable aspect of Roger's finesse game is his appearance of being "in balance", it was indeed majestic as he moved like a ballerina -- with grace and understated power. While his opponent was straining, grunting and sweating......and when Roger decided that he wanted to lift his game, he did this with ridiculous ease.
Later this week we were invited to the historic Kooyong Tennis Club by Pam & Craig Fuller. It is a gorgeous club in all aspects and has the history of being the past location of the Australian Open. When you walk through these halls and see photos of past champions: Jimmy Connors, Chris Evert, Navaratalova, Newcombe, Rosewall, Laver etc it is incredible to consider who has graced this stage.
Also at the Kooyong Tennis Club they have a cabinet with the tennis racquets on display from wood to aluminium to graphite. I find it incredible that these changes all happened during my lifetime and technology has seen a transformation from grass courts and wooden tennis racquets to hardcourts and racquets made with material that I frankly don't really comprehend. As the world re-considers the importance of being "Green" will we see a Hybrid model emerging -- Grass Courts with Renewal (non-wood) Racquets?
