by admin | May 5, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Venus Williams is a fierce warrior both on and off the court. One of the all-time tennis greats and formerly ranked No. 1 in the world, she has advocated for pay equity for women in her profession for many years. For Williams, playing Wimbledon as a young athlete was...
by admin | May 3, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Tennis legend and WTA founder Billie Jean King recalled meeting Serena and Venus Williams on the 34th anniversary of the first time she met the greatest sister duo in tennis history. In 1988, King met the Williams sisters, that would later go on to become all-time...
by admin | Apr 8, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Last week was huge for the world of tennis as Carlos Alcaraz beat Casper Ruud in the Miami Open final to clinch his first Masters 1000 title. During the same time, another tennis legend, Venus Williams, showed up at the courts in Miami. The seven-time Grand Slam...
by admin | Apr 1, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Give Will Smith this much credit for a true-to-life portrayal: Richard Williams always had trouble removing himself and his ego from the story of Venus and Serena, too. The worst part of Smith’s explosively aggrieved narcissismmasquerading as familial “love” during...
by admin | Mar 15, 2022 | Leadership, Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The tennis caravan is parked in Indian Wells, Calif., this week for the BNP Paribas Open, an event that, not unreasonably, calls itself “the fifth major.” Venus Williams, though, is on America’s opposite baseline, home in South Florida. “I’m living my best life,” she...
by admin | Mar 6, 2022 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
👍 This week our highlight goes to Tianna Hawkins and Natasha Cloud who finished as the top two performing athletes in the Athletes Unlimited league. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to The New York Times who published a photo of Venus...
by admin | Mar 4, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Serena Williams is one of the most recognizable athletes in the sports world. And even she — the 23-time Grand Slam champion widely regarded as the greatest competitor her sport has ever seen — is still “overlooked.” Read More
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 | Nov 24, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The 2021 tennis season is officially over, and what a year it was. From history-making quests to the emergence of what looks to be the next generation of superstars, this season was one to remember. Even with the absence of household names such as Venus and Serena...
by admin | Nov 23, 2021 | Representation, SEW
There were moments during the production of “King Richard” that Isha Price was so struck by the slight stoop in the posture of actor Will Smith and his distinctive Shreveport, La., dialect that she almost called him “Daddy.” That, after all, was what she and her four...
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