WTA Editorial

So Wrong, Yet So Right: First Blush on the French Open Final

June 7, 2014 // 5 Comments

View image | gettyimages.com The French Open Ladies’ final was a travesty. Horrible. Disastrous. Did you watch it? Hopefully you were busy. Everything wrong with tennis [...]

Breaking the Barbie Doll: An Academic Perspective on Sharapova v Bouchard

June 6, 2014 // 1 Comment

View image | gettyimages.com Beautiful tennis. Beautiful women. Statements both subjective by the very nature of the descriptor. But are they? We pride our sport on its [...]

From Romania, “With Pleasure:” Simona Halep Shines in Paris

June 5, 2014 // 1 Comment

View image | gettyimages.com Think back to ten days ago, to the start of the season’s second Slam. The red clay was fresh and neatly swept. The women’s draw was [...]

Overruling Sexism: Is It Unstated in Tennis Officiating?

June 2, 2014 // 1 Comment

Officiating is all about making the tough calls. Until it's not. [...]

The Merits of “Home” Wild Cards

December 28, 2013 // 3 Comments

Do wild cards really do more harm than good? [...]

Sandra Klemenschits’ Day in the Sun

July 22, 2013 // 0 Comments

A doubles specialist from Austria lost someone who mattered most, but has reclaimed her career. [...]

Marion Bartoli: More Than “Still A Weirdo”

July 9, 2013 // 0 Comments

View image | gettyimages.com In the hours and days following Marion Bartoli’s maiden Grand Slam win, pundits and commentators have been hard at work spinning the wheel of [...]