Amusing to see these articles printed side-by-side in 2003.

"Mlle. Suzanne Lenglen, premier woman tennis player, has forsaken the amateur ranks by accepting an offer to make a four month's tour playing exhibition matches in the United States, Canada, and Cuba. She signed a contract with Charles C. Pyle at her home at Pourville" 📷Getty

Dudes, stop. #MiamiOpen

17-year-old Venus Williams, speaking for the introverts.

Simonne Mathieu, Nelly Landry, and Marlene Dietrich at Roland Garros 1938. (via the awesome women-tennis-colorizations.tumblr.com)

Did a short video on Helen Wills, an incredible tennis player in the 1920s-30s. One thing I was struck by is how often news coverage of her focused on her beauty and how she always acted like a lady *despite being an athlete. Oh, and that she was a “large” woman at 5’8” 135lbs.

“If Mary Pierce were a car, she would not be a station wagon. Or a family van. Or an economy sedan…”—Don Draper, on LSD, trying to think of alternative Jaguar copy

serena williams evolution

(Please RT if you like this one!) Colorized by me: Lawn tennis players probably in the Boston area, circa 1890. 🎾

Serena Williams in 1999: "Anyone who says they would prefer to win the doubles title, they would have to be mentally unsound."

#AusOpen champions: 2024, 2005, 2008.

Unsurprisingly this sort of thing used to be a lot more common!

Wimbledon begins today. Back in 1986, Tennis Girls met players establishing themselves in the world of professional tennis. Annabel Croft, then British number one, spoke frankly about the professional and personal challenges she faced.

Holger Rune, Carlos Alcaraz, Elmer Møller.

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