by admin | Apr 25, 2022 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
The WTA is still working to find a resolution to the standoff with Chinaover the Peng Shuai issue but will not return to the country this year, Tour chief Steve Simon said. Former doubles world number one Peng’s wellbeing became a concern for the WTA after she posted...
by admin | Apr 25, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 6-2 in the final of the Stuttgart Open for her fourth title of the year Sunday. The Polish player stretched her winning run to 23 matches by beating last year’s finalist in her tournament debut in 1 hour, 24...
by admin | Apr 25, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Emma Raducanu has stressed that she is still an inexperienced player on the WTA Tour and rejected claims that her and Iga Swiatek are similar. Swiatek, who is the new world number one, beat Raducanu in straight-sets in the quarter-finals of the Porsche Tennis Grand...
by admin | Apr 20, 2022 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
International Tennis Hall of Famer Pam Shriver said she was in an “inappropriate and damaging relationship” with an older coach and warned that the problem still exists in tennis and that more needs to be done to address abuse between coaches and players....
by admin | Apr 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Maria Sharapova says she is pregnant. The five-time Grand Slam tennis champion, who retired from the sport in February 2020, delivered the news via a social media post on Tuesday — her 35th birthday. Read More
by admin | Apr 20, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Ahead of the 50th anniversary of Title IX, tennis star and activist Billie Jean King joins Andrea Mitchell to talk about her contributions to women’s rights in athletics and beyond, including her victory in the 1973 “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match. “For me, it was...
by admin | Apr 19, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Ash Barty will return to the world stage of sport wielding a golf club rather than a tennis racket. The former world No 1 will play in a teams exhibition event in New Jersey from 30 June 30 to 1 July, alongside some of sport’s biggest names. Barty, who announced her...
by admin | Apr 18, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Her historic US Open win in September 2021 has made her a household name within sport as a whole, not just tennis. As well as her meteoric rise from 338th to 22nd in the world rankings in just three months, the Brit’s change in financial status also reflects how...
by admin | Apr 17, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Naomi Osaka started playing tennis at age three, but the journey from beginner to four-time Grand Slam winner wasn’t easy. Now, Osaka, 24, is continuing her efforts with Play Academy, a program that aims to help other young girls find empowerment through sport,...
by admin | Apr 13, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Four-time Grand Slam singles champion Kim Clijsters has retired from professional tennis again. The 38-year-old Clijsters, who ended her second retirement in 2019 after a seven-year hiatus, announced Tuesday that she will “no longer play official tournaments.”...
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