U.S. Open 2017: Billie Jean King excited by depth in women's game

U.S. Open 2017: Billiee Jean King exciteded by depth in women's game

 As I’ve been hitting with Babolat for years, much about the feel was familiar—though, of course, in my reach-for-the-stars fanboy-ism, I play with Rafael Nadal’s Babolat, the Pure Aero Play, which is like a Sunday driver thinking that if he splurges on a Lotus instead of a Volvo, he’ll be living his Formula One dream a bit sooner. The Pure Drive, to horribly bastardize Howlin’ Wolf, seemed built for comfort and for speed, and in some early rallying with very good players who nonetheless hadn’t recently won Wimbledon

And yet again, she is among the eight women vying to take the top spot from Karolina Pliskova (6390 points) by the end of the tournament. Serena Williams’ temporary absence has sown uncertainty about who in the women’s side can be a contender to win big titles.

Halep (6385), once more gunning for her seemingly elusive first Grand Slam title, has on multiple occasions been the answer to that.

Halep is still young and Pliskova has come through with her big serve and she is just much more fit — in fact, she took off almost six months to get fit and now it's really showing. She has never won but there are eight players where at the end of the U.S. Open they could be No. 1 in the world.

"I think this is the most depth we have ever had, we are also seeing a changing of the guard because I have been through five six, seven generations and right now it's so exciting. I really love it because I don't know who is going to win and I really love that feeling because it captures my interest as a former professional player.