The Women's Game of Tennis

TENNIS

Sport, feminism, skills and high-heels.

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DRESS FOR THE GAME.

Going to work in a very short skirt.

Eugenie Bouchard on a balcony in Bermuda.

The Language of Attraction.

Attraction, attention and Beauty.

What is the language of attraction?

Eight of the worlds best in front of the National Gallery Singapore.
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Perhaps its high heels, short skirts, and pretty dresses.

SKILLS AND TALENT.

Can Jana do this?  (press play).

SPORTSWOMANSHIP?

The video below, from Qatar in 2015, is from a match Victoria Azarenka eventually won, but she was up against Caroline wozniacki who regarded this as legitimate use of the rules. But would you do this when everyone can see you are in the wrong!

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Life in the public domain.

Image, Exposure, and Privacy.

If you chose a career in professional sport you have to expect to see lots of cameras looking in your direction. Both whilst you are in competition and in daily life. We live in a world of abundant voyeurism.

Watching Bianca Andreescu change her top at the US Open in 2019 caused no comment and was not treated as an "issue". Primarly because of the backlash of scorn following an incident at the same competion in the previous year.
The video below shows Alize Cornet rectifying having put her top on back to front... and being sanctioned for "unsportsmanlike conduct" at the US Open in 2018.
Quite rightly, there was a media outcry about sexist discrimination.

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A little quiz. 6 players- Italian, Spanish, Russian, Canadian, German and Romanian.

Not neccessarily in that order.