Such is the nature of the tennis tour -- for 11 months it simply doesn't stop.
And no sooner had Kerber opened her grand slam account than the questions arose: Was the left-hander's success Down Under a stroke of luck -- after all the Bremen native was a point away from exiting in the first round at Melbourne Park to Misaki Doi -- or does she have what it takes to land more majors?
As tennis super agent Max Eisenbud put it after one of his clients, bubbly Chinese star Li Na, claimed her second grand slam crown in 2014, "winning that second one puts you in a different category."
Not many would dispute the words of Eisenbud, who also represents the wealthiest female athlete in the world, Maria Sharapova.
Players who win a grand slam for the first time often find themselves, in the short term, in one of two predicaments: Overwhelmed by the newfound fame and becoming the hunted rather than the hunter; or so buoyed that they remain or even exceed the lofty level they've just attained. Li, for one, struggled mightily in 2011 after winning the French Open.
As tennis super agent Max Eisenbud put it after one of his clients, bubbly Chinese star Li Na, claimed her second grand slam crown in 2014, "winning that second one puts you in a different category."
Not many would dispute the words of Eisenbud, who also represents the wealthiest female athlete in the world, Maria Sharapova.
Players who win a grand slam for the first time often find themselves, in the short term, in one of two predicaments: Overwhelmed by the newfound fame and becoming the hunted rather than the hunter; or so buoyed that they remain or even exceed the lofty level they've just attained. Li, for one, struggled mightily in 2011 after winning the French Open.
Pam Shriver and Brad Gilbert, former top-five players and now analysts for ESPN, are convinced that Kerber can achieve more success -- and sooner rather than later.
Their views are echoed by Germany's Fed Cup captain Barbara Rittner, although she exercised caution.
"I think Angie is hungry for more," Rittner told CNN's Open Court show. "She's not slowing down. She will try to do this again but nobody knows how she's reacting to the media attention.
"Everything is changing a little bit but because she is so down to earth, normal people around her, great coach, I think we will hear quite some more about her."
Their views are echoed by Germany's Fed Cup captain Barbara Rittner, although she exercised caution.
"I think Angie is hungry for more," Rittner told CNN's Open Court show. "She's not slowing down. She will try to do this again but nobody knows how she's reacting to the media attention.
"Everything is changing a little bit but because she is so down to earth, normal people around her, great coach, I think we will hear quite some more about her."
