Sublime

This work sheds light on the subtle but systemic forms of oppression within tennis, offering crucial insights to inform the challenging but necessary process of cultural change within the sport.

Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, 2025, 33, 1-12 https://doi.org/10.1123/wspaj.2025-0115
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Reese is proving that young women athletes — Black young women, no less — can be all the things, no apologies needed. It’s not just the success, though, that is admirable. It’s that she’s crafting her own self-mythology, her own narrative — no sports media intermediary necessary.