Originally Posted by Thomas007:
“You have to assume with Kerbers running game she will have a short life expectancy at the top as she moves into her thirties, but nonetheless I think shes got a real shot of holding that number 1 spot for a good few years possibly. Depends on Serena of course.”
Serena will struggle to get back in the no.1 hunt, assuming she's going to abandon her season again like last year. She's getting older, getting more niggling injuries, more players are taking their opportunities against her and most importantly she can't do the full calendar that the others do. To put it into context aside from the 4 slams & Rio, Serena only played 3 other tournaments this year, only the 7 with points on offer were propping up her ranking in 2016.