While we were sleeping on a windy, cold January Saturday night two wonderful athletes were putting on a show down under.
It is summer in Melbourne, Australia. Number one-ranked Novak Djokovic of Serbia and 15th seed Stanislav Warwinka of Switzerland were tied 1-1 in the fifth set when we checked on a smart phone.
"Put the coffee on dear, we're watching some tennis."
Djokovic and Warwinka battled into the fifth hour of their match before the worlds number one player finally won.
Tennis players are underrated athletes. There are few sports that isolate an athlete like singles tennis. The combination of mental toughness, speed, skill, endurance and strength make tennis unique. No teammates to rely on - or to blame. Tennis players are the most underrated athletes in sports today.
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