Will Smith set to play Richard Williams in a film about training daughters Venus and Serena to tennis greatness
A spec script has been written, but it's very early in the filmmaking process.
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ESPN has settled tennis announcer Doug Adler’s “guerrilla/gorilla” lawsuit, might even have him work for them again
ESPN parted ways with Adler in January 2017 after the "gorilla/guerrilla" controversy, and he sued them the following month. The sides have now settled that lawsuit.
Tennis Channel analyst Justin Gimelstob accused of multiple incidents of violence
Gimelstob will appear in court later this month in regards to an incident on October 31
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.
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.
