What a day! The final day of this trek had me wandering heavily trafficked streets, vehicles whizzing by, for most of six hours. Of course, had I contemplated exactly where I was, the immense size of the grand city I was getting into, there would be no surprise at hours of suberbs to be crossed prior to arriving at Vatican City.

Although Venus’s profession has been fraught with injuries, there is no doubt that in the early 2000s she was the woman to beat on tour. Amongst 2000 and 2001, Venus captured four of her seven Grand Slam victories. In …