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Serena Williams forced sports journalists to get out of the 'toy box' – and cover tennis as more than a game

  • Written by Erin Whiteside, Associate Professor of Journalism and Electronic Media, University of Tennessee
Serena Williams forced sports journalists to get out of the 'toy box' – and cover tennis as more than a gameSerena Williams serves in her quarterfinal match during the 2019 Australian Open.Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

Of the many outstanding components of her game, Serena Williams may best be known for her commanding serve.

Those serves, unleashed over the course of a 27-year professional career, arguably heightened the power and intensity of the...

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