Dublin Plaque To Commemorate World’s First Tennis Championship For Women
On 10 June 2023, Dublin City Council unveiled a plaque commemorating the world’s first national tennis championship for women, which took place in Dublin on 9 and 10 June 1879. The Dublin tournament was held on the courts of Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, on Upper Pembroke Street, and preceded the Wimbledon Ladies’ Championship by five years. It wasn’t until 1884 …
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Tennis Star Ons Jabeur Pushes Italian Open Organisers For Equal Pay
The controversy surrounding sexism in tennis has continued in Rome after female players criticised Italian Open organisers for not offering the same prize money as their male counterparts. Italian tennis federation chief Angelo Binaghi mentioned that the federation had started a process that would lead to equal prize money by 2025. World number seven Ons Jabeur has challenged the organisers …
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Madrid Open Under Fire After Ball Girls’ Attire Labelled “Feminising”
The Madrid Open has entered a court of controversy, taking the centre of a sexism row just days after the event was criticised for dressing ‘ball girls’ in “feminising” outfits. During the Masters 1000 event – which ended over the weekend with Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka winning the men’s and women’s singles champions, organizers were criticised for dressing the ball girls on …
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Serena Williams Reveals Second Pregnancy At The Met Gala
Tennis icon Serena Williams surprised the world at the Met Gala by revealing that she is expecting baby number two. The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion told reporters at the New York fashion show there were “three of us” on the red carpet when she arrived with her husband Alexis Ohanian. Serena Williams' Met Gala look is one for the …
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Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk refuses to shake hands with Russian opponent, dedicates win to those ‘fighting and dying’ in Ukraine
Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk dedicated her first WTA title to “all the people fighting and dying” in her home country after defeating Russia’s Varvara Gracheva 6-3 7-5 at the ATX Open in Austin, Texas. MARTA'S MOMENT ♥️@marta_kostyuk has won her maiden Hologic WTA Tour title in Austin 🏆#ATXOpen pic.twitter.com/jxK6bQAEOx — wta (@WTA) March 5, 2023 Visibly emotional after her win, Kostyuk …
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Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina Through to Australian Open Final
Aryna Sabalenka and 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina will face off in the this year’s Australian Open Women’s Singles Final after overcoming their respective opponents on Jan. 26th in the semifinals. 23-year-old Rybakina of Kazakhstan defeated double champion Victoria Azarenka, who last won the title 10 years ago, 7-6 (7-4) 6-3. Rybakina was seeded 22nd. Belarusian 24-year-old Aryna Sabalenka’s 10-match …
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Wimbledon to Allow Dark Underwear over Period Concerns
Female players will be allowed to wear dark-coloured underwear from next year’s Wimbledon tournament to alleviate period concerns, the All-England Club announced Nov. 17th. “We are committed to supporting the players and listening to their feedback as to how they can perform at their best”, said Chief Executive Sally Bolton. “I’m pleased to confirm that, following consultation with players and …
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Serena Williams Releases Her First Children’s Book
What can’t she do? Serena Williams has just released her first children’s book on September 27th. The book, titled “Adventures of Qai Qai ” is illustrated by Yesenia Moises and published by Macmillan publishers The book follows a little girl who learns to believe in herself with the help of her best friend and doll, Qai Qai. This story …
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“The whole crowd was really wanting to push me past the line” Williams Gives An Emotional Goodbye
The saddening day has arrived where Serena Williams has to exit the US Open and officially retire from Grand Slam tennis. The 23-time Grand Slam Champion battled her way to the third round of the tournament but was forced to face a loss to Ajla Tomljanovic with the score 7-5 6-7 (4) 6-1. Tomljanovic, described the moment after the match …
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Serena Williams Through To US Open Third Round
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September 1, 2022
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Serena Williams’s retirement tour has been extended another round after defeating world no.2 Anett Kontaveit. Arguably the highest stakes match of the tennis player’s career, the 2-hour and 27-minute court trial was a very close call game at first. But Williams found her rhythm and finally overpowered Kontaveit taking home a 7-6 (7/4), 2-6, 6-2 victory. Not done.#USOpen | @serenawilliams …
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