Equity issues - women and girls

I told you last time as well, but the gratitude that we have to USTA Player Development—Kathy Rinaldi, Tom, and there’s a couple of more coaches: Thierry Champion, Georgie. Those are the guys that have been working with her for the last two, three years, and they’ve just been amazing. They definitely need all of the recognition for her success in

But we loved the age rule. The coach loved the age rule because it gave him more room throughout the year where he can put in some training blocks to work on some things. Because when she was taken by the USTA and they started coaching her, she was well behind on coaching. She literally didn’t have a private coach until she was, probably, 12.

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On the women’s side—especially outside the very top tier—style does matter more. Emma Navarro moving to FP Movement is a great example. She talked about wanting her kits to reflect who she actually is. And while some of her FILA looks were fine, they never felt made with her in mind.

“Girly performance” resonates with a lot of people, especially in

Over the past two decades, athletic departments and coaches have gotten more aggressive about increasing private donations to fund non-revenue sports, building out coaching staffs with assistants, strength and conditioning experts, nutritionists and tutors to help players stay afloat academically if they need it.

If youth, gritty athleticism, and a dazzling smile had a daughter, her name would be Victoria Mboko. The Canadian soaring the flag high has a calm intensity to her. Almost deceptively calm. She crushes the ball on all fronts, but, for me, it is her backhand down the line that glides through the court as it punishes her opponents, that remains a

Iva Jovic : Born on December 6, 2007, in Torrance, California, Iva grew up in a multicultural household that instilled resilience, discipline, and a deep appreciation for hard work—qualities that have propelled her from rooftop practice sessions to Grand Slam junior doubles triumphs and now professional success.

They suggest how to change. They discuss how to change. They largely agree on what to change.

But change never really arrives.

Across all of this work, one thing has remained consistent: the need for clearer pathways, multi-layered coach development, and fairer access to opportunity.

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“I used my special ranking and didn’t have to worry about my points and only had to worry about having fun on the court. This is what I missed the most the last two years of my career, having fun on the court. Now that I have it again, I feel that I am 100% in my goal, the goal I chose when I decided to come back.

What I missed the most was the