by Mike Mesterton-Gibbs
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| The Guardian, June 1, 2026 |
Some four years back, Serena W
Evolved away from tennis but declined
Retirement from it—making sure we knew,
Extending her career was on her mind.
Now forty-four, the undisputed queen
Appears at Queen's: she's set to play a match
With Canada's most energetic teen
In place to chase balls older legs won't catch ...
Low forties are when singles slams elude
Lawn-tennis stars who still win doubles. Yet
If, two slams short, Serena feels renewed
And forty's her new thirty, who will bet
Ms Court and Mr Djokovic still beat
Serena's singles-slam count, when complete?
Mike Mesterton-Gibbons is a Professor Emeritus at Florida State University who has returned to live in his native England. His poems have appeared in Current Conservation, Ekphrastic Review, Light, Lighten Up Online, The New Verse News, Oddball Magazine, Rat’s Ass Review, WestWard Quarterly, and several other journals. In 2025 he won the Children's Unpublished category of the Eyelands Book Awards with Flora’s Flock and Other Stories to Read Aloud.
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