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Rivard: Happy February!
February 7, 2023
Gibson, Williams, Gauff. Three eras and four Black women in tennis whose given names resonate even louder. Althea, Venus and Serena, Coco. Althea Gibson was one of the greatest...
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2022 WTA Year in Review: Swiatek takes over from Williams and Barty
December 19, 2022
If someone laid out in broad strokes what was going to happen on the WTA Tour this year in January 2022, a lot would not be very surprising. One...
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407 ETR Morning Commute: Toronto serenades Serena; 3rd round Thursday features 4 former champs
August 11, 2022
Wednesday night was for Williams – Serena Williams, that is. Twenty-two years after the tennis superstar made her National Bank Open presented by Rogers debut, the now-40-year-old American announced...
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Serena Williams says goodbye after final defeat in Toronto; Bianca Andreescu wins three-set thriller
August 11, 2022
A day after announcing that she was planning to retire from professional tennis at the U.S. Open, 23-time Grand Slam and three-time National Bank Open champion Serena Williams fell...
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Cashmere Behind the Baseline: 5-year-old Serena gets to see hero in action
August 10, 2022
A Serena Williams super fan’s inspiring life story is coming full circle at the National Bank Open presented by Rogers. Francilia Odame grew up on Shoreham Drive, in the...
