by admin | Sep 19, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Greatness recognizes greatness. On the 50th anniversary of equal pay at the US Open, Billie Jean Kingsays watching Coco Gauff win the 2023 US Open is “the reason” she and other women athletes advocated for equal compensation in 1973. “Coco winning...
by admin | Sep 11, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealander Erin Routliffe beat former champions Laura Siegemund of Germany and Russia’s Vera Zvonareva 7-6(9) 6-3 to win the U.S. Open women’s doubles final on Sunday. Dabrowski and Routliffe, who began their partnership...
by admin | Sep 11, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Somehow it always felt inevitable that 19-year-old Coco Gauff, anointed the “next great American tennis star” as a 15-year-old, would win her first Grand Slam title at the US Open. On Saturday, playing in only her second major final, she did just that,...
by admin | Sep 8, 2023 | Representation, SEW
With a straight-sets win over Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic Thursday night, Coco Gauff became the youngest American player to reach the US Open final since 17-year-old Serena Williams in 1999. But that does little justice to describe the wacky night Gauff...
by admin | Sep 7, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Half of the women’s singles semifinalists at the 2023 US Open are Americans. Coco Gauff and Madison Keys are one win each away from facing each other in an all-American final on Saturday. Karolina Muchova and Aryna Sabalenka, two players who have multiple Grand...
by admin | Sep 5, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Monday was a brutal day for many of the US Open’s top women’s seeds, as the number of genuine contenders in New York was whittled down significantly. Iga Świątek, the No. 1 seed, Jessica Pegula, the No. 3 seed, and Ons Jabeur, the No. 5 seed, all fell in the...
by admin | Sep 4, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Iga Swiatek’s US Open title defense ended with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 loss to Jelena Ostapenko in the fourth round Sunday night. The loss also means Swiatek’s stay at No. 1 in the WTA rankings will end next week, when current No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka will rise to...
by admin | Aug 29, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Coco Gauff knew the perfect word to describe her victory on Day 1 of the US Open on Monday night. “Slow,” Gauff said during her on-court interview, before sort of suppressing a smile, pausing for effect and drawing laughter from a packed Arthur Ashe...
by admin | Jun 19, 2023 | Representation, SEW
After winning the US Open at just 18 years old, Emma Raducanuhad the world at her feet. However, it appears that success isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, and the British tennis player has spoken candidly on life since lifting her first grand slam title. Speaking to...
by admin | May 30, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Racism directed at athletes is getting worse, and software designed to protect them from abuse has little impact, former US Open champion Sloane Stephens said on Monday. Stephens, speaking after her straight-sets victory over Karolina Pliskova in the French Open first...
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