The article “Women Hit Very Hard and How They’ve changed tennis” discusses how women have changed the game of tennis. Its a sport that is not the most talked about but a sport where hard work beats talent. In this article Kimmelman explains how women have improved themselves over the years and how that change has affected the sport of tennis. Venus and Serena ultimately set the high expectation point for any female athlete playing tennis. They are the michael jordan of basketball, the babe ruth of baseball. They are the ones that many people emphasize. These 2 girls prepared themselves with vigorous training and practice to become where they are at today.Such as lifting doing speed drills and agility. Now many young tennis players are doing the same so one day they could be the one who everyone looks up to. To be the best you have to do what others don’t they say. This means preparing yourself and your body for doing beyond and extra of what is expected. It comes down to how bad you want it. In today's women tennis women have never hit harder not only because of improved equipment, cause of the improvement of training and preparation for the game. “For example Venus and Serena who are both athletically fit have defined the game around power.” I a personally agree with this statement. These two woman are phenomenal. They are both tall with great reach serena standing at 5’9 and venus at 6’1. On top of that they hit the the ball harder than any women in tennis and maybe even some men. They have been measured up to hitting the ball to 110 mph. Thats pretty fast especially for a female athlete.Even other players would gossip about these superstars , it was nsaid usually at the grand slams you'd only have to perform at your half best to get through them but now you have to be at your best at the beginning of the tournament since venus and serena raised expectations for everyone. Everyone had to go back to the gym especially the younger players who were new to the game . “Serena and I did change the game, and its interesting to see people on the court now trying to do all our moves. To be the that person the one who changed the game , wow, that’s too good to be true.” I definitely agree with that these two women are the best, statistically, physically and mentally. They show no weakness and come to work every match. This is exactly what you need out of a leader and this is what makes them the best. Women and Men both have their amazing and top athletes but in the game of tennis it is defined that women don't have the defensive skills to keep a close game. They “don't have the margins like maybe exist in womens tennis,” where players like Venus and Serena “can just come out and potentially dominate an opponent every single time”. “Federer said that doesn't happen in the mens game.” I find this statement somewhat sexist. Hes pretty much says that women games are less boring then mens. He makes a claim that really means women are not athletic enough to make those big plays, or even keep the game in reach. Today in the game of tennis there is more depth . Depth is more good players, people who can actually hit the ball hard. Stacey Allaster the chairman and Women's Tennis Association says that they have greater responsibility now because of them going to places like china and the Middle East to show the world that women are strong and deserve to be treated equally. This is what I agree with with women should be treated with the same respect as men do in the world of athletics, business, and in a everyday life. At the end of the day this is a business. It's corporate america these women play this sport to make a honest everyday living. You can either be successful in this industry or be a nobody. The successful ones win millions in prize money and even get endorsements. The women's tour final winnings is 86 million . This tour is actually one of the most topics discussed behind the scenes because men and women are paid equally . I agree with this because they are both playing the same sport, so why raise the pay because of their sex. In tennis you work for yourself essentially. You're not on a team , you're doing it for yourself. Pretty much your performance backfires on you and that plays a huge role on your paycheck. As in other sports they have contracts where they have a guaranteed salary. In tennis you earn your money by winning. I also agree with this because it is a one person sport , you want to be independent so you should make your own check.