by admin | Sep 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Fifth-seeded Ons Jabeur became the first woman representing an African nation to make the semifinals at the US Open during the professional era, holding on for a 6-4, 7-6 (4) victory over Ajla Tomljanovic on Tuesday at Arthur Ashe Stadium. “I know that I have it...
by admin | Sep 6, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Daria Kasatkina has dismissed suggestions that her sexuality was influenced by “LGBTQ+ propaganda” and Western culture while she also admits the overall feedback since coming out as a lesbian has been very positive. On the back of Russian footballer Nadezhda Karpova...
by admin | Sep 5, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Coco Gauff raised a fist then wagged her right index finger, responding to, and riling up even more, a loud-louder-loudest Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd that was standing and screaming. Gauff’s US Open opponent, Shuai Zhang, covered both ears with her hands to...
by admin | Sep 5, 2022 | Representation, SEW
No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek beat Lauren Davis 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the fourth round at the U.S. Open. Swiatek won the last five games of the second set and has a potential path to a U.S. Open championship that does not include any past tournament champions. With Serena...
by admin | Sep 5, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
There is almost never a moment when Arthur Ashe Stadium is completely silent. It is too big, too vacuous. There are too many people scurrying to seats, having hushed conversations or clinking glasses filled with $22 cocktails. When tennis players come into this...
by admin | Sep 5, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Serena Williams, considered by many to be the greatest women’s tennis player ever, is also the GOAT on Twitter among female athletes. Williams was defeated by Ajla Tomlijanovic of Australia during their women’s singles third-round match Friday at the 2022 U.S. Open....
by admin | Sep 4, 2022 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
👍 This week our highlight goes to Serena Williams who won her first two matches at the US Open. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down to all who would keep silent about the fertility struggles of female athletes and women in general.
by admin | Sep 2, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Serena and Venus Williams traded fist bumps or palm slaps and chatted between points. They smiled while conversing in their seats at changeovers. When their first doubles match together in 4 1/2 years ended with a loss at the U.S Open on Thursday night, the siblings...
by admin | Sep 1, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Coco Gauff clocked the third-fastest serve on record in women’s US Open history in her second-round win over Elena-Gabriela Ruse on Wednesday. Gauff, 18, fired a serve of 128 mph in the fifth game of the first set — which Ruse was unable to return despite...
by admin | Sep 1, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Name any other athlete in history, please, who could do what Serena Williams is doing. Tom Brady? He never had a C-section. With every double-fisted backhand and flail-like forehand, the marvel builds and builds. Somehow, she found enough wherewithal, on the cusp of...
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