Serena Williams changed tennis, as this Tony Hoagland poem makes clear.
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Serena and Venus Transformed Tennis
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Farewell to Serena’s Dominance?
Friday It was only a quarterfinal match at the Australian Open, but when Serena Williams lost a match in which she was serving at 5-1, 40-30 in the deciding third set, we had a second pillar teetering amongst those that have been supporting the tennis universe.. To borrow from A. E Housman, it felt like […]
The U.S. Open as a Toni Morrison Novel
The tempestuous match between Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka reminded me of the Nel-Sula drama in Toni Morrison’s novel.
Murray and Serena, Unapologetic Power
Andy Murray and Serena Williams were warriors as they won the U.S. Open, bringing to mind poems by Robert Burns and Tony Hoagland.
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