by admin | Jan 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Top-ranked Ashleigh Barty has advanced to the Adelaide International semifinals with a 6-3, 6-4 win over 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin, while Rafael Nadal advanced via a walkover in tuneup tournaments ahead of the year’s first Grand Slam event. Barty...
by admin | Jan 6, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka cruised into the quarter-finals of the Melbourne Summer Set tournament with a 58-minute demolition of Belgium’s Maryna Zanevska on Thursday. Top-seeded Osaka broke her Belgian opponent twice in the first set and three times in the...
by admin | Jan 6, 2022 | Representation, SEW
It may be the start of cold, dark January, but Sesame Street – as any true fan knows – is always thinking about those sunny days. And in a new episode, the show is tackling the need for sunscreen for all skin types with the help of tennis pro Naomi Osaka. The...
by admin | Jan 4, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Naomi Osaka made a triumphant return to tennis in her first match since her hiatus from the sport, defeating Alizé Cornet in the 2022 Melbourne Summer Set. In her first match since September — when she announced she would take an indefinite break from tennis...
by admin | Jan 3, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Naomi Osaka is spreading awareness about double standards in the sports industry, and we’re all ears. Several weeks ago, the 24-year-old athlete appeared on an episode of the VS Voices podcast, where she discussed how female athletes are treated differently. Osaka...
by admin | Jan 2, 2022 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
👍 This week our highlight goes Naomi Osaka who is returning to the tennis court in Australia. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to the NFL who continue to cover up stories of harassment.
by admin | Dec 31, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Before the calendar flips over to 2022 – a year that will mark the 50th anniversary of Title IX – On Her Turf is revisiting a few of the many times women’s sports led the way in 2021. Read More
by admin | Dec 29, 2021 | SEW
The four-time Grand Slam champion has been on a break from the court since crashing out of the US Open in the third round. Osaka revealed winning no longer left her feeling happy, and losing left her feeling “very sad”. As a result, she put her mental...
by admin | Dec 29, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
First, there was young, four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka, who in May announced on Twitter that she was withdrawing from the French Open and stepping away from the court. Depression, she said, was the reason. Then came Simone Biles. The world’s greatest...
by admin | Dec 27, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Just a few short years ago, there was a push for athletes to be nothing more than mute entertainers. Luckily enough, they refused to “shut up” or “stick to” whatever sport they played. And ever since a quarterback in San Francisco sat, then kneeled, during the...
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