OTB has offered a platform for writers accross the tennis community who hold a variety of disparate views on all things tennis related. That’s a good thing I think. It shows the strength, impartiality, and distinctiveness of this Tennis News site.

In the two years I have been visiting this site I have found in to be refreshingly independent and remarkably civil. And whilst I have lost interest in some other forums, sites and blogs, On The Baseline is always a place which gives me a good feeling to come back to. I am challenged without feeling threatened. I feel welcome. Hope you will stick around Peter and discover this for yourself.

Thank you for your comments at On the Baseline. We always appreciate feedback from our readers.

Everyone is certainly entitled to his/her own opinion, but we do ask that feedback remain civil, polite and devoid of personal attacks.

As a member of the African-American community, I find it comical how often comments of constructive criticism against the Williams Sisters are labeled as racist. Nothing in this article implies that Drew is a “hater”, much less a racist.

Regarding your statements that “The nutcase who wrote this article only wrote it for some attention. Maybe nobody ever reads anything thing this nutcase writes so they decide to write something for attention,” I respectfully beg to differ. Drew Lilley has been one of the official writers for both the French Open and Wimbledon websites for several years and each season, millions of people read his articles.

It’s an old played out line It’s part of the deception scheme

All I have to say is “Poor on the baseline” nobody reads their stuff

Maybe try some sense and accuracy next time then you would appeal to readers as having some integrity

All the numbers and results for the Wiliams Sister clearly contrast your foolish article

You must be a Williams Sister Hater

These ladies have done nothing in their careers but play great tennis while displaying class and sportsmanship, yet you and so many others continue cast gloom over there illustrious careers. The Williams sisters changed the way women play tennis on the WTA tour. Before them, no one really cared to watch women’s tennis. but when they hit the scene, others had to elevate their game to be on the same level and that made the women’s game interesting. From the year 2000 to 2003, it was Venus, Serena, and everyone else. As a fan of the Williams sisters it was tough for me when they became less dominant, but as a fan of tennis, I appreciate how the other women have stepped-up to the plate to make this a great game to watch, No matter if its a Men’s match or Women’s.

Serena is somewhat of a fitness mystery. Just when I think she is too beaten up to go on, she starts moving better than anyone on the tour. What I think may happen is that she will enter only a couple of majors a year, instead of all four, and kind of phases out that way.

But that is only a guess, and Serena is very hard to make guesses about. As for Venus, she doesn’t seem to be as focused anymore–except at Wimbledon, of course. I think we’ll see them around next year, and I give Serena a shot at winning another major after this year. But yes, I think the era is beginning to fade, as do all eras.