By Rohit Brijnath, Sporting Life

WHO is the finest female athlete on the planet? Take a minute. Take 10. Name some contenders at least. No, Google isn't allowed.

A friend, a sports watcher, goes: 'Umm, that pole vaulter, but I don't remember her name.' Nice. This is from a fellow who could tell you the make of Valentino Rossi's underwear.

I ask some sportswriters. Those tennis girls, says one, you know the Ovics? Let's presume he means Jankovic and Ivanovic.

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