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Naomi Osaka Wonders ‘What Am I If I’m Not a Good Tennis Player?’ in First Trailer for Netflix Doc

by admin | Jul 7, 2021 | Representation, SEW

The first look at Naomi Osaka’s self-titled Netflix documentary has been released. The tennis star, 23, gives fans an intimate look at her life and career in her three-part series directed by 2021 Oscar nominee Garrett Bradley. “No one really knows the...

Naomi Osaka Is Talking to the Media Again, but on Her Own Terms

by admin | Jul 5, 2021 | Representation, SEW

In early May, a couple of weeks before she tweeted that she wouldn’t appear at a required news conference at the French Open, Naomi Osaka was on a Zoom call with a writer for Racquet magazine who was trying to gain insight into the athlete’s inner life. Ms....

‘Sad story’: An injured Serena Williams is out of Wimbledon

by admin | Jun 30, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Serena Williams bit her upper lip. She held her left hand over her mouth and tried to hold back tears while getting ready to serve. It was the first set of her first-round match Tuesday at Wimbledon, and Williams knew this stay at a tournament where she has won seven...

Serena Williams announces she will not play in Tokyo Olympics

by admin | Jun 27, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Tennis superstar Serena Williams announced on Sunday that she will not be heading to the Tokyo Olympics. “I’m actually not on the Olympic list — not that I’m aware of. And if so then I shouldn’t be on it,” Williams told reporters...

Ons Jabeur becomes first Arab woman to win a WTA title

by admin | Jun 21, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur made history on Sunday when she became the first Arab woman to win a WTA title, beating Russian Daria Kasatkina in the final of the grasscourt event in Birmingham. Jabeur, a trailblazer for North African women’s tennis, won 7-5 6-4 to...

Tennis needs to build ‘female workforce’ to reach a new audience

by admin | Jun 18, 2021 | Representation, SEW

The mother of multiple Grand Slam-winning champions Jamie and Andy Murray has been a prominent voice encouraging the growth of female coaching talent in the game and now she has told Tennis365 that more needs to be done in all areas of the game. Speaking to...

Naomi Osaka withdraws from Wimbledon but will play at Tokyo Olympics

by admin | Jun 18, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from Wimbledon, a statement from her agent confirmed Thursday, but she plans to play in the Tokyo Olympics.  “Naomi won’t be playing Wimbledon this year,” the statement read. “She is taking some personal time with...

French Open organizers say they took ‘pragmatic’ stance with Naomi Osaka

by admin | Jun 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW

French Open organizers defended their “pragmatic” approach in their dealings with four-time major champion Naomi Osaka during the tournament, saying Sunday they tried to engage with her several times before she decided to withdraw because she...

Unseeded Barbora Krejcikova wins French Open women’s title

by admin | Jun 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Thinking of her late coach the whole time, Barbora Krejcikovawent from unseeded to Grand Slam champion at the French Open. Krejcikova beat 31st-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 in the final at Roland Garros on Saturday to win the...

Opinion | Female athletes face greater aggression from the press

by admin | Jun 11, 2021 | Representation, SEW

In Australia, female athletes have been asked absurdly inappropriate questions by journalists, and the media has sometimes taken a patronizing and belittling attitude to reporting on women in sport. Tennis player Andy Murray made a pointed commentsome...
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