Ajla Tomljanović vs America

[PaulP]

I just presented a series of facts that the American correspondent chose to ignore in her article, she spent the whole time talking about how easy it was for Court without considering the other side of that coin. I have no doubt that there was less competition back in Court's day, and the Australian Open of the early 60's was far less prestigious and challenging than it is today. 

But just as we Bluebaggers are happy to count VFL premiership cups won near the start of the 20th century in our trophy cabinet, so too will the records always show that Court has one more Grand Slam than Serena.

And we all know Serena would have wiped Court off the court - but in the same comparison, an AFL side of today would run rings around our 1970 premiership team.  It doesn't make the heroics of that group any less impressive either.  You can only beat the best that is thrown up against you when you are playing - any other comparison is inherently flawed.

I pretty much agree. The GOAT discussion across different eras is kind of silly, but that hasn't stopped people in the past and it won't stop them in the future. There are advantages and disadvantages for players then as now. Both Court and Serena achieved amazing things on court. I personally think it's hard to split them - both physically strong, powerful women who were top practitioners of their craft and who dominated whatever was in front of them. Their slam records are nearly identical. I'd call it even.