This meant that players like Petra Kivitova, Jelena Jankovic and Ni La who have had relatively quiet year where then able to shine.
After reading the comments that both Jelena Jankovic and Ni La made about Serena William's gamesmanship I was a little surprised.
Both Jelena and Li Na have had average year and Serena has won eleven tournaments. As a fan I can understand why she would have been tired.
I suspect some players might be already fed up with playing on tour with someone who some fans have given legend status.
However Serena Williams has worked incredibly hard to achieve this and things have not always gone so well for Serena.
But the fact she is still playing at such high level and at the age that most of her
contemporaries have retired or thinking of retirement is amazing in itself.
Serena's perseverance to win this tournament even though she was not feeling 100%. To me can only be admired so it is little disappointing to read comments made by fellow professionals.
Serena to me was a worthy winner and whilst her contemporaries where falling apart.
Serena weathered her own storm and retained her title and it was amazing to watch and to think that I was witnessing history.