Woes By 2006, Serena Jameka Williams seemed to be suffering from burn out. She had serious injuries and was often niggling people. In 2010, she underwent foot surgery and had a blood clot in the lungs. She did not play much that year. In the 2009 US Open, Serena was fined $10,000 on the spot and ordered to pay $82,500 later for unacceptable behavior on court. In her semi-finals match against Lim Clijsters, she shouted profanities at a lineswoman, pointed fingers and made life-threatening comments
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“Who is the most dominant figure in sports today? LeBron James? Michael Phelps? Please. Get that weak sauce out of here. It is Serena Williams” (Rollingstone). With seventeen Grand Slam singles wins, 13 Grand Slam doubles wins, 2 Grand Slam mixed double wins, and four Olympic Gold medals, Serena Williams is the most powerful woman currently active in women’s tennis (Bloomberg Business Week). Defying the odds and unspoken rules of the sport, Serena Williams, alongside her sister Venus, changed the
Dominancy It is observed that with every battle, every sports game, every fight, every race and etc. That one shall stand, while the other may fall, no matter how small advantage and how close the completion between both sides. Legends are often compared with each other, in order to determine which side has the competitive advantage and strength. Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are both similar to each other in terms of performance, level of income, media attention, fan base and philanthropic activities
of himself to find what was left of his basic literacy skills. He was aided greatly by American journalist and novelist J. R. Moehringer, a former national correspondent for the Los Angeles Times. They combined their skills and knowledge to create Open. The most important theme of Agassi’s autobiography is how minor parental abuse affects a child’s self-identity. The son of a professional boxer and tennis maniac was never going to have an easy childhood. His father’s obsession with tennis had started
who she is by just mentioning her first name. She is arguably the greatest female athlete in the nation. She has won 4 gold medals, 34 total grand slams, 6 US Opens, 6 Australian Opens, 3 French Opens, and 6 Wimbledon’s. Serena Williams is on her way to making history by scoring a true grand slam if she wins a few more games at the US Open. Playing since the age of 4, Serena Williams has learned how to incorporate physical, mental and emotional toughness onto the court. She is a true example of an
Stefan Edberg The tennisplayer Stefan Edberg is nowadays a legend in his sport. I met him myself in France in 1987. I was 8 years old. He and the other members of the Swedish Daviscup team were playing the Daviscup against France. However, before the training I met them in the lobby of their hotel in Fréjus. My father knew the Swedish captain of the team so we could watch them training.After that Stefan has been one of my idols. I play tennis a lot myself. But now to the story about Stefan Edberg
tournaments. A nice feature of grafs game was that she played across all the playing surfaces, concluding of her winning all 6 French open single titles, and 6 Wimbledon single titles she is the only singles player to have accomplished a real grand slam across all 3 types of tennis courts and the 5 singles grand slams happened when the Australian and U.S opens were played in grass. Graf took 13 consecutive grand slam singles finals. She accomplished 36 grand slam singles tournaments. Reaching the
Game Point: The Journey The score is almost identical with Serena Williams, the number one singles women’s tennis player in the world, owning the first set; her sister, Venus Williams, claimed the second set. My heart races knowing how much they both have on the line; for Serena it’s a chance to continue her Grand Slam bid. As they battle out the third set to finish the match, I sit back and reminisce about my surprising, even to me, tennis career. It started out with my own sister, hitting a
on TV, she begged her parents to take her to lessons, and the rest, as they say, is history. Today, the No. 11 seed at this year's U.S. Open (who's also ranked 11th on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour) can lay claim to several tour titles, including the 2008 French Open. A tough 2009 season and recent injuries may be responsible for her early exit at this year's Open, but she has been working harder than ever off the court to get back into championship form. Of course, nothing is ever easy as a professional
Serena Jameka Williams is the Number One tennis player in women’s singles tennis, who was born in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on Saturday, September 26th, 1981. She is the champion of seventeen single Grand Slams, and thirteen double Grand Slams alongside her professional tennis playing older sister, Venus. Together, they’re an unbeatable duo. Serena also won four Olympic gold medals, three of them in women’s doubles & one of them in women’s singles. This grand record is shared with her big sister
Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. is a man of trust, courage, grace and honor. Although many of these attriobutes I share with Arthur, his high level of moral values and self reliance I aspire to achieve. Arthur was of African American decent and being born on July 10, 1943 in Richmond, Virginia he had to face many racial struggles and hardships. On the contrary, I was born and raised in somerset, New Jersey, in the 1990’s so my racial struggles were close to non-existent. Being of Italian- American decent
Biggest Impact: Arthur Ashe Synthesis of Biographical Profile Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. was born July 10, 1943 in Richmond, Virginia to Arthur Ashe, Sr. and Mattie Cordell Cunningham Ashe. Arthur, Jr. was the oldest of two boys. He died on February 6, 1993 at the age of forty-nine. Arthur Ashe made the most of his short life in the years in between. In 1950, his mother passed away from complications with pre-eclampsia during a pregnancy. She was twenty-seven years old. Arthur and his younger brother
The Venus’ Rise to Fame (introduction) Venus Williams is arguably the greatest African-American tennis player in the history of the game. Winning 17 singles titles in the Southern California 10 and under championships, she was featured on the front page of the entire paper of The New York Times. At age 10, she was described as “the most hotly pursued preteen in U.S. tennis history”. However, the sudden rise of Venus to prominence was surrounded with gender equality and racial associations. Despite
Over the past decade or so, we’ve seen a dramatic increase in the number of women dominating in their respective sports. As well as, seeing women dominate in their professional sports, we’ve seen women become more prominent in broadcasting, and reporting on sports as well. An occupation that once was male dominated, is not so much anymore. These strong female figures, such as Ronda Rousey, Venus and Serena Williams, Maya Moore and Erin Andrews are making waves and names for themselves in sports history
Serena Williams: 23 Hit Wonder Serena Williams has had the most impact on tennis of any female tennis player. She was born in Saginaw, Michigan, and started playing tennis at the age of three, something she was pushed to do by her father (Davis). Due to her natural talent and hard work, she became one of the best female tennis players in the world. This led her to win her first Grand Slam title at 17 years old, and she subsequently became the number one ranked women’s singles player in the world
Tennis, since its creation, has been considered stereotypically by many to be the sport of royalty and the elite of society. The modern game of tennis originated in the United Kingdom in the late nineteenth century (The History of...). Subsequent to its creation, tennis spread midst the upper class English population before spreading around the world. Throughout the history of the sport there have been key individuals who continue to assist in the growing popularity and development of the sport.
Arthur Ashe “’He trusted me…. With my father, my reputation was solid,’” said Arthur Ashe, when he was falsely accused of destroying a cabin during a tennis competition in 1960 (Lazo 38-40). As an African American at the time, Ashe constantly faces discrimination and limited opportunities. However, despite having a more challenging childhood than his tennis playing peers, Arthur Ashe risen to become an admirable athlete and achieved his American Dream. Naturally, like many other colored children
Serena William’s Journey With Racism Glamour and money are not the only components surrounding sports; many athletes experience what can be considered the dark side of sports. In the article The Meaning of Serena Williams by Claudia Rankine, some not so glamorous aspects of her life are highlighted. One of the most prominent rough parts of her life includes the racism that constantly surrounded her as an athlete. Whether it be the name calling and humiliation, or being paid less compared to a white
Benefits of Playing Tennis In a one hour match of tennis, a male can burn as many as 600 calories and a female can burn up to 420 (Groppel); tennis also raises optimism and lowers risk of depression and anxiety (Ogoen). Tennis improves cardiovascular health and mental health as well as encourages social behavior. Tennis includes many different grips and techniques that enable the ball to have different types of spin. Tennis is also great for children and the community. Tennis is a sport that improves