by admin | Sep 9, 2022 | Representation, SEW
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek will contest her first US Open final on Saturday after coming from behind to defeat Aryna Sabalenka 3-6 6-1 6-4. Swiatek will face another first-time New York finalist in Ons Jabeur, who secured a more comfortable 6-1 6-3 victory in her...
by admin | Sep 9, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Getting to a Grand Slam final is no longer new to Ons Jabeur. She figures it’s time to add a major trophy to her list of groundbreaking accomplishments. And she’s sure she is more ready to do it at the U.S. Open than she was at Wimbledon two months ago....
by admin | Sep 8, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Tennis legend Billie Jean King has always been outspoken about women in sports and about how high-profile women can help each other. And now that fellow trailblazer Serena Williams has played her last match as a professional, King says that Williams’ largesse as a...
by admin | Sep 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The first week of the US Open was all about Serena Williams and deservedly so. However, the 23-time Grand Slam champion’s exit has put the attention back on several players who delivered spectacular tennis through the early rounds. One of those is American Coco Gauff....
by admin | Sep 7, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Serena Williams’ final match at the US Open, and likely the last of her career, shattered an ESPN record last week. Williams’ match against Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic on Friday in Round 3 of the US Open marked the most-watched tennis match ever on ESPN, according to...
by admin | Sep 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Fifth-seeded Ons Jabeur became the first woman representing an African nation to make the semifinals at the US Open during the professional era, holding on for a 6-4, 7-6 (4) victory over Ajla Tomljanovic on Tuesday at Arthur Ashe Stadium. “I know that I have it...
by admin | Sep 5, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Coco Gauff raised a fist then wagged her right index finger, responding to, and riling up even more, a loud-louder-loudest Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd that was standing and screaming. Gauff’s US Open opponent, Shuai Zhang, covered both ears with her hands to...
by admin | Sep 5, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
There is almost never a moment when Arthur Ashe Stadium is completely silent. It is too big, too vacuous. There are too many people scurrying to seats, having hushed conversations or clinking glasses filled with $22 cocktails. When tennis players come into this...
by admin | Sep 5, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Serena Williams, considered by many to be the greatest women’s tennis player ever, is also the GOAT on Twitter among female athletes. Williams was defeated by Ajla Tomlijanovic of Australia during their women’s singles third-round match Friday at the 2022 U.S. Open....
by admin | Sep 4, 2022 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
👍 This week our highlight goes to Serena Williams who won her first two matches at the US Open. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down to all who would keep silent about the fertility struggles of female athletes and women in general.
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