Maria Sharapova and Success in the Shadow of Serena
"...it cannot be denied that the WTA Tour remains dictated by a Serenocracy." [...]
Roland Garros 2014
So Wrong, Yet So Right: First Blush on the French Open Final
Embed from Getty Images The French Open Ladies’ final was a travesty. Horrible. Disastrous. Did you watch it? Hopefully you were busy. Everything wrong with tennis was [...]
Breaking the Barbie Doll: An Academic Perspective on Sharapova v Bouchard
Embed from Getty Images Beautiful tennis. Beautiful women. Statements both subjective by the very nature of the descriptor. But are they? We pride our sport on its global [...]
From Romania, “With Pleasure:” Simona Halep Shines in Paris
Embed from Getty Images 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 [...]
The Tennis Island 