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Women finally achieve equality with the men at Wimbledon. In 2022, fans will pay the same ticket price for both the men’s and women’s finals.
Peng Shuai Says ‘Everything Is Fine’
Right on schedule at the start of the Olympics, Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai emerged Monday to declare that “everything is fine” and she was never assaulted by a member of the Communist Party elite. We wish we could believe that, but this is how China handles its periodic eruptions of individual protest or conscience. Full Story: WSJ
Novak Djokovic’s visa issues in Australia could affect whether he plays at Indian Wells
Though the tournament does not require vaccination for players to participate, the United States now requires visitors to be fully vaccinated to travel into the country by plane. U.S. citizens, permanent residents and those traveling on a U.S. immigration visa do not need to be fully vaccinated to fly into the country. Full Story: The Desert Sun
Wimbledon hikes price of women’s final tickets to match men
Ticket prices for this year’s Wimbledon men’s and women’s singles finals are the same for the first time since 1991 after the All England Club decided to end a long-running discrepancy in the face value of Centre Court seats between the two matches. In recent years, tickets have been sold at a cheaper rate for the women’s final, with spectators paying £200 to attend the 2021 women’s championship match compared with £240 for the men’s. Full Story: The Times
Overlooked No More: Ora Washington, Star of Tennis and Basketball
Ora Washington, a dominant two-sport champion over two decades, was so good at basketball and tennis that she was hailed in the Black press as “Queen Ora” and the “Queen of Two Courts” — and for good reason. Full Story: The New York Times Overlooked is a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths went unreported in The Times.
Dr. Hubert A. Eaton: A visionary benefactor
How a whispered conversation between Dr. Robert Walter ‘Whirlwind’ Johnson of Lynchburg, Va., and Dr. Hubert A. Eaton, of Wilmington, N.C., laid the groundwork that set 18-year-old Althea Gibson on the path to greatness. Full Story: USTA Related content on this site: Whirlwind: The Godfather of Black Tennis
Exhibit Celebrates Tennis Fashion Designer Ted Tinling and Marco’s Tennis Past
An exhibit at Marco Island Historical Museum (Florida) pays homage to legendary tennis fashion designer Ted Tinling. The exhibit runs through March 16. Full Story: Coastal Breeze News Related content from this site: Ted Tinling: Sixty Years in Tennis, The Lace on Gussie Moran’s Panties, The Battle of the Sexes
This Week in Professional Tennis
| Date | Tournament | Tour/Level | Location (GMT) |
| 2/14-19 | Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships | WTA 500 | Dubai (GMT + 4) |
| 2/14-20 | Rio Open presented by Claro | ATP 500 | Rio De Janeiro (GMT – 3) |
| 2/14-19 | Qatar ExxonMobil Open | ATP 250 | Doha (GMT + 3) |
| 2/14-20 | Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com | ATP 250 | Delray Beach (GMT – 5) |
| 2/14-20 | Open 13 Provence | ATP 250 | Marseille (GMT + 1) |
