This Week In Hot Takes: Dan Shaughnessy says Serena wasn’t mistreated because his niece said so, Herald Sun runs racist cartoon
The hottest takes from Sept. 7-13 included several on Serena Williams.
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Australian newspaper somehow doubles down on controversial Serena Williams cartoon
"The world has officially gone mad when a celebrated cartoonist is condemned by the social media hordes for depicting a famous sports star throwing an unedifying tantrum."
Amazon’s U.S. Open tennis coverage was rated so poorly in the UK that the ratings were locked down
The coverage has received as many poor reviews as John Travolta's Gotti.
After complaints about high U.S. Open camera in Louis Armstrong Stadium, organizers ripped out 16 seats and moved it much lower
In just two days, the USTA and ESPN came up with a plan to lower the main camera position by seven feet.
Serena Williams has been at the center of some real weird moments at Wimbledon this year
The story of Serena's return to Wimbledon has become about much more than tennis.
Judge says wrongful termination suit from former ESPN tennis analyst Doug Adler can proceed to trial
Adler was fired last year after either calling Venus Williams a "gorilla" or noting her "guerrilla style of play," depending whom you ask.
Rafael Nadal says viewership should be the determining factor for men’s and women’s tennis prizes
Viewership for the men’s tour outdraws the women by a wide margin
Inside Tennis editor Bill Simons waited 14 years to ask Serena Williams one of the worst questions of all time
"He came up with this incredible analysis; that you were intimidated by her super model good looks. My question is: have you ever been intimidated by someone on a tennis court, and what were your thoughts about that occurrence?"
Borg vs. McEnroe is surprisingly good, portraying two tennis icons not as different as believed
Don't dismiss this movie because of Shia LeBeouf.
ESPN is taking it to former tennis analyst Doug Adler in court over the Venus Williams controversy
"Adler's craft was his words."
Martina Navratilova says John McEnroe is paid 10 times more than she is for a similar BBC role
"Unless John McEnroe is doing a whole bunch of stuff outside of Wimbledon, he's getting at least 10 times as much money than I am for very comparable work."
Borg vs. McEnroe movie has new trailer, finally getting April 13 U.S. release
Do you buy Shia LeBeouf as John McEnroe?
20-year-old Macedonian Darko Grncarov fooled Martina Navratilova, Twitter, and the BBC into thinking he was a rising tennis star
Grncarov claimed to be a tennis star on the rise, one who'd recovered from a six-month coma and was set for big tournaments. But it doesn't look like that was true.
Top 11 sports ratings highlights of 2017
The NBA and NFL dominated the sports ratings landscape this year, but several other sports had noteworthy stories come out of 2017.
