You have to be 16 to get a license, 18 to vote, 21 to drink, 25 to rent a car, and at least 35 to be the President of the United States. You do not have to be any certain age to succeed in the U.S. Open tennis tournament. Sadly, the last tournament of the year has come and gone in no time. Juan Martin del Potro (or as I like to call him, Benecio del Potro) battled his way back in the final match against Roger Federer. Not only was it another remarkable five set match, the outcome went to the twenty year old guy who's my age. So if I could muster up one word to describe the theme of the tournament this year, it would be: Underdogs. Sure, there were plenty of complaints and controversial calls, but it was more enjoyable to watch Melanie Oudin take down the some of the Russian population including Sharapova, Dementieva and Petrova. At seventeen years old, she gave us a taste of what will come. The whole fan section was rooting for her to upset everyone. She clearly upset the big names but could not upset her way to a championship. On the other hand, Kim Clijsters has always been an incredible player and although she wasn't ranked, she came back to the court after a hiatus of having a child. That must have been just what she needed. She won the tournament with her share of upsets as well. I think Mama Kim is going to show the youngins how capable she is to keep up with them next year. The excitement develops from the uncertainty. No matter the age, an upset is bound to happen. In the case of the U.S. Open, it happened plenty. Congrats to the mother and the twenty year old. Age is nothing in tennis. Well, actually, love is nothing but we don't have to be technical.
Best,
Anne
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