As Tiger Woods won the Masters on Sunday, plenty of WTA stars were watching - and hailing his comeback from repeated and serious back surgeries to reach the top of his sport once more.
Serena Williams - who has herself recovered from health issues as she aims to win a 24th singles Slam title - described Woods's achievement of a 15 major title as an "inspiration".
I am literally in tears watching @TigerWoods this is Greatness like no other. Knowing all you have been through physically to come back and do what you just did today? Wow Congrats a million times! I am so inspired thank you buddy.
— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) April 14, 2019
Many others were simply in awe of what they were seeing.
WOW!!!!! @TigerWoods #WOW
— Rennae Stubbs (@rennaestubbs) April 14, 2019
Wow!!! Congratulations Tiger! 👏👏 Chills watching that... #themasters2019 ⛳️
— Melanie Oudin (@melanie_oudin) April 14, 2019
Tiger has shown us all that you can always come back.. in sport and in life.. if you put in the work...#nevergiveup
— Chris Evert (@ChrissieEvert) April 14, 2019
And the legendary Pam Shriver pointed out that there had been plenty of impressive sporting comebacks in tennis too.
“Winning trance” great phrase on @GolfChannel about a tremendous life comeback. Forget sports comeback... Seles, Capriati, Sampras, Agassi, Kvitova all remarkable tennis comebacks. If/when Serena wins another major her comeback will be elite as well. What a fun day of golf.
— Pam Shriver (@PHShriver) April 15, 2019
![Sara Sorribes Tormo d. [WC] Gao Xinyu 6-7(4), 7-5, 7-5, Beijing R1 (4:15). Sorribes Tormo led 5-1 in the third set, and held off a late comeback attempt by Gao to win the fourth longest match of the Open Era.](https://photoresources.wtatennis.com/photo-resources/2024/09/26/f4607c83-dcf9-4897-9b41-90ae8c384a35/Sorribes-Tormo-R1-ST-2.jpg?width=451&height=268)
