A Surprising WTA Finals Victory Mirrors the Year in Women’s Tennis
Caroline Garcia, ranked just 79th in May, won the season-ending championship and will finish at No. 4 in a year that saw Serena Williams and Ashleigh Barty retire.
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WTA Chief Talks Money, China and Why Tennis Needs More Female Coaches
Even without China’s “zero-Covid” policy, Steve Simon said that unresolved concerns about Peng Shuai would keep women’s tennis away from Shenzhen and a lucrative 10-year-deal to stage the Finals.
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Daria Kasatkina’s Tumultuous and Triumphant Season
The tennis star has spoken out against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and come out as gay with her partner, the figure skater and fellow Russian Natalia Zabiiako. And she’s winning.
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Portraits of Serena and Venus Williams, Ava DuVernay Coming to the Smithsonian
Serena and Venus Williams and Ava DuVernay, and the artists who portrayed them, talk about their choices, which will be on view at the National Portrait Gallery.