Tennis star. Tennis innovator. A celebrity in her day who appeared on the cover of LIFE magazine. A woman who also sang professionally, designed clothes, worked as a sports columnist, hobnobbed with ...

In honor of Women's History Month, espnW is running a weekly personal essay on influential female athletes. Racism and sexism shackle even the strongest athletes. These structural antagonisms cannot ...

Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Caption from LIFE. With arms and legs swinging wide, Alice Marble jumps over the net to greet her beaten opponent. Caption from LIFE. With arms and legs swinging ...

As I tuned in to the U.S. Open in recent days, I had a curious thought. It was inspired by memories of a show that was popular during the early days of TV, called “You are There,” in which actual ...

Stepping into a forehand or a jump shot from the Alice Marble Tennis Courts atop Russian Hill, with their panoramic views of San Francisco and unpredictable winds, is a dazzling experience. The ...

The biography opens with a thrilling chase during the last days of World War II. A brunette in a sports car is racing along a mountain road in the Swiss Alps, “fighting to keep the vehicle from ...

"The Divine Miss Marble: A Life of Tennis, Fame, and Mystery" by Robert Weintraub Do you know the story of tennis champion Alice Marble? Her name doesn’t resonate with most tennis fans. But she was ...

Blais (To the New Owners), a journalism professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, serves up an enthralling biography of pioneering tennis player Alice Marble (1913–1990). Born in rural ...

In honor of Women's History Month, espnW is running a weekly personal essay on influential female athletes. Racism and sexism shackle even the strongest athletes. These structural antagonisms cannot ...