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Diane Elayne Dees
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Publisher of Women Who Serve, a blog that provides news and commentary on women's professional tennis. Primarily a poet, but also a writer of fiction and creative nonfiction. Author blog is Diane Elayne Dees: Poet & Writer-at-Large.
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Diane Elayne Dees @womenwhoserve.bsky.social · 11h
WTA Finals--Bosses boss on day 1
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WTA Finals--Bosses boss on day 1
LETSS GOOOO🔥🔥🔥🔥 Iga defeated Madison Keys 6-1 6-2💋 She was solid and consistent🫶 JAZDAAAA👑 pic.twitter.com/99HbHqbIPu — Iga Swiatek U...
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Skating to "Ray of Light!" #SkateCanada
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The Tennis Letter @thetennisletter.bsky.social · 1d
WTA Finals group photo in Riyadh.

❤
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Jimmie48 Photography @jjlovestennis.bsky.social · 4d
Jessica Pegula getting ready for her fourth WTA Finals in Riyadh.
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Tick Tock Tennis @ticktocktennis.bsky.social · 5d
Breaking Back

Wang Yafan almost quit tennis a few years ago, seriously contemplating the decision during the COVID lockdown.

But, after taking a break from 2020-2022, she rediscovered her love of the game and has come back strong.

Now healthy again, she outlasts Maddison Inglis in Hong Kong.
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TheBackspinner @thebackspinner.bsky.social · 6d
Wk.44: "Land of the Rising Bencic"
...four years after winning Gold in Tokyo, Bencic was back for something more
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WTA Backspin by Todd Spiker: Wk.44- Land of the Rising Bencic
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Diane Elayne Dees @womenwhoserve.bsky.social · 6d
Swinging into the Finals
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Swinging into the Finals
The WTA Finals are officially set! 👀 pic.twitter.com/cUODPy9B3O — US Open Tennis (@usopen) October 24, 2025 Back in the day, the Asian sw...
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Jimmie48 Photography @jjlovestennis.bsky.social · 6d
Number 10!

Belinda Bencic and the newest addition to her trophy cabinet in Tokyo
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Jimmie48 Photography @jjlovestennis.bsky.social · 6d
Queen of Tokyo!

Belinda Bencic triumphs at the last WTA 500 tournament of the 2025 season.
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Diane Elayne Dees @womenwhoserve.bsky.social · 6d
#NationalPumpkinDay
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U.S. Figure Skating @usfigureskating.bsky.social · 7d
Bringing home the bling! 💫

Amber Glenn defends her Cup of China gold medal title and Alysa Liu secures silver! 🥇🥈

#GPFigure
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Diane Elayne Dees @womenwhoserve.bsky.social · 7d
"Who was this, masquerading as myself,
embodied and pretending to belong?
My small frame screamed the pain of this lost spirit,
a woman neither dead nor of the living."
—from poem no. 5, “Corona of Fragmentation”
amazon.com/Cant-Recall-... #poetry #Divorce"
I Can't Recall Exactly When I Died
Amazon.com: I Can't Recall Exactly When I Died: 9781639807529: Dees, Diane Elayne: Books
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Jimmie48 Photography @jjlovestennis.bsky.social · 8d
Elena Rybakina is the final player to secure her WTA Finals Riyadh ticket by virtue of reaching the Tokyo semi-finals with a win over Victoria Mboko.
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Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · 8d
Google ended its Women Techmakers career resource program and erased their work. The decision communicated in a terse email. "The message it sends to women in tech, and women in general, is that we cannot count on unwavering support from big corporations."
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‘Their history is just erased’: Google drops a key program for boosting women in tech | CNN Business
Google is offloading a key career resource program for supporting women in tech, another sign the search giant is unwinding its diversity programs following political pressure over diversity, equity a...
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The Tennis Letter @thetennisletter.bsky.social · 8d
Elena Rybakina has withdrawn from Tokyo.

“I’m very sorry I can’t play today. I’ve been having problems with my back this week & can’t play 100%. I’m disappointed that my fans will not see me today but I hope to see you next year.”

Hopefully she’s 100% for the WTA Finals.

Rest & recover.

🇰🇿❤️‍🩹
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The Tennis Letter @thetennisletter.bsky.social · 9d
Elena Rybakina will be back to world #6 when the new rankings come out.

She’s also qualified for the WTA Finals for the 3rd consecutive year.

Things are looking up. 🐠✌️
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Diane Elayne Dees @womenwhoserve.bsky.social · 9d
I hear you, sister. 😞
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Diane Elayne Dees @womenwhoserve.bsky.social · 10d
Jen Psaki--when she isn't being sexist, she's being ageist. #BringBackAlexWagner @msnbc.com
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Diane Elayne Dees @womenwhoserve.bsky.social · 10d
Credit One @CharlestonOpen defending champion and world number 5 Jessica Pegula has entered the 2026 tournament, to be held on Daniel Island March 28-April 5. This will be Pegula's eighth time to compete in the event, where she was also a semifinalist in 2023 and 2024. #WTA
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Diane Elayne Dees @womenwhoserve.bsky.social · 10d
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TheBackspinner @thebackspinner.bsky.social · 13d
Wk.43: "Buttoning Down in the Clutch"
...with her WTAF life on the line in Ningbo, Rybakina finds her "clutch gene"
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WTA Backspin by Todd Spiker: Wk.43- Buttoning Down in the Clutch
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Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 13d
Hug a dog. Gas a pig. Post cat memes. Wear cow skin. Society calls this “loving animals.”
Exploitation Isn’t a Love Language
Herbiⓥore published a post on Ko-fi
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The Tennis Letter @thetennisletter.bsky.social · 13d
Queen of Ningbo, Elena Rybakina.

🏆🐠
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Tick Tock Tennis @ticktocktennis.bsky.social · 16d
It's Happening!

After racing through the ITF & WTA 125 ranks this year, Tereza Valentova is now inside the top 100 and ready to take on the WTA Tour.

The 18yo pulls off a VERY impressive, 6-4, 6-1, win over #3 seed Elise Mertens to reach the quarterfinals in Osaka.
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Yeah, no… @bronxboyjoy.bsky.social · 16d
Just so we’re clear: Emma Raducanu winning the US Open *from qualifying* WITHOUT DROPPING A SET (that’s 10 matches, for the uninitiated) is THEE most impressive one tournament result in the sport’s history.
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