by admin | Jun 26, 2022 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
👍 This week our highlight goes to Allyson Felix who covered who covered all child care for parent athletes at the USA Track and Field Championship. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to WTA staff members who sexually harassed Wimbledon...
by admin | Jun 24, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Last October, Ons Jabeur became the first Arab player, man or woman, to be ranked in the world’s top 10. It was an important, proud moment for the 27-year-old from Tunisia, who has been setting firsts ever since she joined the WTA Tour. The first Arab woman to reach a...
by admin | Jun 24, 2022 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
Former Wimbledon finalist Andrea Jaeger says she was sexually harassed “at least 30 times” in the women’s locker room during her career by a WTA staff member. In an interview with The Independent, Jaeger, who turned professional at just 14 years old and peaked at No 2...
by admin | Jun 23, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
She is a four-time Grand Slam singles champion who ranks as the world’s highest-paid female athlete, having earned $57 million in 2021, mostly from sponsorships. Walmart recently began to stock products from her skin care company, Kinlò, in nearly 3,000 locations....
by admin | Jun 22, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Serena Williams marked her return to tennis after a year-long absence with victory alongside Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur in the women’s doubles at the Eastbourne International. The pair beat Marie Bouzkova and Sara Sorribes Tormo 2-6 6-3 13-11 in the grass court...
by admin | Jun 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Russian-born tennis player Natela Dzalamidze has changed her nationality to Georgian to avoid the ban Wimbledon imposed on all Russian players following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The doubles specialist, ranked No. 43 in the world, is now officially...
by admin | Jun 20, 2022 | SEW
Ons Jabeur won the Berlin Open on Sunday. In the moment, it didn’t matter to her at all. Jabeur was leading 6-3, 2-1 when Belinda Bencic signaled she couldn’t continue in the final after hurting her left ankle in a fall in the first set. Jabeur gave Bencic...
by admin | Jun 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Former Austrian tennis star Barbara Schett feels Serena Williams made the right move by deciding to play doubles in her first tournament back. On Tuesday, Williams revealed she plans to make her long-awaited return next week in Eastbourne. In Eastbourne, Wiliams plans...
by admin | Jun 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from Wimbledon. Osaka’s name was included on the list of withdrawals Saturday, with a leg injury noted as the reason for her dropping out. Osaka had been playing through a left Achilles injury and had tape...
by admin | Jun 17, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Coco Gauff reached her first grass-court quarterfinal by beating Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu 6-0, 6-4 Thursday at the Berlin Open. The American 18-year-old, who reached her first Grand Slam final at the French Open on clay this month, cruised through the first set...
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