Ava Wallace
@avarwallace.bsky.social
Senior tennis writer at The Athletic. Formerly at The Washington Post.
Saudi Arabia’s sports commitments are clearly changing. Here’s the backstory on where the kingdom stands with the WTA and its flagship event: www.nytimes.com/athletic/718...
How the flagship event in women's tennis outlived its usefulness to Saudi Arabia's ambitions
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South Carolina has no star in this star-driven era, their balance got them to the national title game. Here’s how Dawn Staley builds depth in the transfer-portal era: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
It takes a lot to play at South Carolina — most notably a lack of ego
The Gamecocks relied on a balanced attack to reach their second consecutive national championship game, and it only worked because Coach Dawn Staley got everybody to buy in.
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South Carolina Coach Dawn Staley didn’t quite plan it this way, but she has managed to make her team’s singular plurality into a superpower (via @avarwallace.bsky.social):
It takes a lot to play at South Carolina — most notably a lack of ego
The Gamecocks relied on a balanced attack to reach their second consecutive national championship game, and it only worked because Coach Dawn Staley got everybody to buy in.
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madison keys to win her 1st grand slam title: ann li elena gabriela ruse [10] danielle collins [6] elena rybakina [28] elina svitolina [2] iga swiatek [1] aryna sabalenka 1st to beat 1 and 2 b2b to win a GS since sharapova at 2006 us open
Naomi Osaka defeats Muchova in a fantastic match. Biggest win for Osaka since ???
Lot going on tonight… none more important than this
CJ Fogler@cjzero.bsky.social · 2y agoOk I missed Kim Mulkey's outfit earlier and I am speechless
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Unfortunately (for my brain cells, free time, personal peace, etc) I became overly invested in CFP rankings this year. If you are *not* like me… here’s what’s important and what you can ignore ahead of the bracket reveal Sunday! In this week’s newsletter: www.washingtonpost.com/newsletters/...
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Kinda fascinated by the “Trump Dance” athletes have started doing as celebrations, not as a political act but for what it says about how Trump is showing up in culture ahead of his second term. I get into it in this week’s newsletter, subscribe for free here: www.washingtonpost.com/newsletters/...
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Joined @avarwallace.bsky.social and @stevengoff.bsky.social today on Post Reports, @washingtonpost.com's daily podcast, to chat about the NWSL ahead of Saturday’s final. (!) We talked Spirit vs. Pride, attendance booms, media deals and how far women’s pro soccer has come. ⬇️
Behind the boom in U.S. women's pro soccer - The Washington Post
This Saturday, the two best teams in the National Women’s Soccer League face off in the championship. The NWSL is booming after years of scandal and struggle. Today, how the league became so successfu...
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