history just one shy of the all-time record. and that s not williams is also won every double grand slam title at least twice on with your four mix double grand slam titles. williams is set to play here at the doubles match with her sister venus on wednesday after they received joining me now, espn tennis analyst and former professional tennis star meghan roll with us. cnn contributor and sports broadcaster, carry champion, they re both there at the open tonight. patrick, serena williams won her first grand slam in 1999. at the age of 17. how fitting is it that this is where her pro-can career could end? it s absolutely it s so fitting, john. full circle for serena. you realize that when serena started her professional career, which is in 1995, she was a teenager.
quarantining. we have the tennis analyst for nbc sports. mary, i am so thrilled to see you. this is amazing. this is like a hounl story. when on msnbc are we covering tennis? well, this is this is the intersection of covid and sports and politics in kind of a big way? it sure is. i am sorry it has come to this. i still don t know if the dude is going to show up and play at the stlalian open. he is the number one player in the world, he won this thing nine times. he could be the greatest of all time. i am already giving him that title. this could change everything. if he gets deported he won t be allowed into australia for maybe three years. other countries are knuckling down on their visa, their immigration protocols. so this could change this guy s career. in the meantime, serbia loves
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human rights watch is accusing the international olympic committee of ignoring human rights violations and collaborating with chinese authorities in the case of chinese tennis star peng shuai. the head of the ioc claims he spoke with the tennis star in a video chat over the weekend and that she is okay. rene stubbs san espn tennis analyst and former u.s. open and wimbledon champion. thanks for being here. let me read to you the ioc statement about all of this. because the world has been wondering about peng shuai s whereabouts, her well-being, her status. here s what they say. in the 30-minute conversation, she was very clear and confirming that she is safe and well. she also mentioned that she would be taking part in some activities of with friends and family and will continue to be involved in tennis. they re not suspicious of where she s been and all of this
you probably have never heard of, sarah grimky, one of the first female agents of the female anti-slavery society back in the 19th century. so let me just read her words as they ring true today. i ask for no favor for my sex. all i ask of my breath ren is that they take their feet off our necks. let s talk about all of this. renee stubbs is an espn tennis analyst. is she was there. she s also a u.s. open and wimbledon champion and four-time olympian. also with me, wivanessa dleluca. she penned a powerful opinion piece in today s washington post. so ladies, a pleasure. i had to get that off my chest today. well done. to you first, you were there. the roof is closed, it is cacophonous, it is loud. yep. take us inside and what did you make of the moments? yeah, listen, i have to go back to the first warning. because, you know, you have to understand, when the men have said those things to the umpires, you have to understand when it s said, as well. so a warning comes, then the