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Sloane Stephens’ Wings, 2021

"Sloane Stephens," painting by Scott Kish.

“If I’m not winning, I’m every kind of monkey, gorilla, black bitch, nigger, choke-artist, man . . .  The online abuse is constant.” (Sloane Stephens, 2021). I wanted to write about Sloane Stephens’ wings. Those wings on her feet like Mercury’s, the god of speed, messages, travel, boundaries. Laver thought one key to tennis was […]

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Muguruza, Guadalajara, and Covid-19

Jack Bunds, "Garbine Muguruza"

“Everything gets on you fast,” said Aggie Radwanska of Muguruza’s aggressive all-court game: big whopping ground strokes, aggressive returns taken early, big serves and swinging volleys, her lengthy six feet of grace and power always looking to move in closer, smother her opponents with big shot after big shot. Covid came fast, too. Put a […]

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