Stephens—injured and unable to even walk until April 18, ranked 957th in July—to a 6–3, 6–0 demolition of #MadisonKeys in last Saturday’s final – was not easy from the beginning.

“#Tennis has gotten out of the country clubs,” says #ChrisEvert. “The barriers have really been torn down. It’s not a snobby, white, rich sport anymore.”

Read more at: https://www.si.com/tennis/2017/09/12/sloane-stephens-us-open-title-family-kamau-murray-injury-recovery

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