ANOTHER FIRST
This year’s Australian Open did not only spark some high quality tennis and story lines, it also created history by putting the subject of gender equality on a worldwide stage. No, I am not talking about the tournament prize money.
I am talking about Sandra de Jenken of France who became the first woman to umpire a men’s Grand Slam final last Sunday night at the Rod Laver Arena between Swiss Roger Federer and Chilean Fernando Gonzales. She is one of the few professional chair umpires employed by the International Tennis Federation.
Well done, Australia!
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