by admin | May 6, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Ash Barty has stormed into the Madrid Open semi-finals after downing two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova. The Australian World No. 1 continued her recent fine form, beating Kvitova 6-1 3-6 6-3 to set up an encounter with Paula Badosa for a place in the finale....
by admin | May 5, 2021 | Representation, SEW
“The women only play three sets and the men play five.” We’ve all heard it before. The tired retort that gets bandied about from time to time during a Grand Slam tournament, or worse – when a female tennis player dares to ask for her fair share of prize money. The...
by admin | May 5, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Barbora Strycova, a former top-ranked doubles player and Wimbledon singles semifinalist, announced her retirement on Tuesday. “Until now, tennis was the only world I knew,” Strycova said in a statement. “I have always had enormous love for this amazing sport. Even...
by admin | May 4, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Born in New York, Badosa was raised in Barcelona and identifies as Spanish. Her idol growing up was Maria Sharapova and many have been quick to point out the similarities between the two in terms of play Both are aggressive from the baseline, while Badosa also has an...
by admin | May 4, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Naomi Osaka will serve as co-chair for the return of the Met Gala, which returns Sept. 13 – the Monday after the US Open final – after a year’s hiatus. Formally known as the Costume Institute Gala at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Met...
by admin | Apr 29, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Naomi Osaka trains hard — and she’s always up for “one more,” as seen in a new BodyArmor ad released April 29. The premise is that she and a list of other athletes are fueled by the coconut water-based electrolyte drink to persevere on the field, on...
by admin | Apr 28, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Two-time champion Serena Williams is the only notable absentee for this year’s draw as she continues to recover from oral surgery. There’s a return, however, for Britain’s Johanna Konta, who missed the Billie Jean King Cup play-offs recently with a knee injury but is...
by admin | Apr 27, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Held in the Spanish capital every year, the tournament is a joint men’s and women’s professional tennis event, held every year on clay in the build-up to the French Open. It started as a men’s only competition in 2002, before a premier women’s contest was introduced...
by admin | Apr 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW
For the most humble of champions, Ash Barty has made a loud and defiant statement in the past month. She shushed doubts over her world No.1 ranking, frozen amid the COVID-19 pandemic, by winning the Miami Open. Then she buried them with victory in Stuttgart, her 11th...
by admin | Apr 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu said Sunday she tested positive for COVID-19, forcing her to withdraw from the Madrid Open. In a post on her Twitter feed, Andreescu said she tested negative twice before traveling to Madrid, but found out she tested...
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