by admin | Dec 21, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
Peng Shuai, the Chinese tennis star who took to social media last month to accuse a former top Communist Party official of sexual assault insisted in an interview on Sunday that it had all been a misunderstanding. Peng, a former No. 1-ranked player in women’s...
by admin | Dec 19, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Jennifer Brady has become the latest withdrawal from next month’s Australian Open and two warm-up tennis tournaments because of injury. Australian Open officials on Sunday confirmed the 2021 finalist would miss the 2022 tournament because of a left foot injury,...
by admin | Dec 13, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Emma Raducanu hopes to “get back soon” after testing positive for Covid-19 and withdrawing from the Mubadala World Tennis Championships. The US Open champion was due to play Olympic gold medallist Belinda Bencic in the exhibition event in Abu Dhabi. Read...
by admin | Dec 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
When Chanda Rubin watched the recently released film King Richard, the scenes in the movie took her back to her time spent on the WTA Tour, surrounded by tennis. “I just remember hearing a lot of the stories with Richard Williams back in the day, about his girls and...
by admin | Dec 10, 2021 | Representation, SEW
So, farewell Johanna Konta, said Molly McElwee in The Daily Telegraph. The former British No. 1 has retired from tennis at the relatively young age of 30, citing a long-standing knee problem. Hers was a “slow-burn” career: she laboured for many years on the ITF tour,...
by admin | Dec 10, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The WNBA’s Atlanta Dream shared its support for tennis player Peng Shuai, who was reported missing after accusing a Chinese government official of sexual assault. “The Atlanta Dream believes that protecting civil and human rights is a fundamental part of our...
by admin | Dec 10, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Venus Williams first stormed the pro tennis circuit in the late 1990s and made her Grand Slam final debut at the 1997 U.S. Open. At that event, the 17-year-old phenom went runner-up against world No. 1 Martina Hingis, who won in two straight sets. But just three years...
by admin | Dec 10, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
There will be no World Tennis Tour events held in China in 2022, an International Tennis Federation (ITF) source confirmed to Reuters on Thursday. The source did not say if the move was linked to concerns over the health and safety of doubles star Peng Shuai. Read...
by admin | Dec 9, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
Amid lingering international concern over the safety of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on Wednesday defended the organization’s handling of her situation and dismissed suggestions that the IOC should take more...
by admin | Dec 9, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Serena Williams didn’t have the best of years when compared to her usually high standards following an injury-disrupted campaign, but the tennis great still appears to be untouchable at the top of the all-time WTA career-prize money earners. The 23-time Grand Slam...
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