Serena Williams forced sports journalists to get out of the 'toy box' – and cover tennis as more than a game
- Written by Erin Whiteside, Associate Professor of Journalism and Electronic Media, University of Tennessee

Of the many outstanding components of her game, Serena Williams may best be known for her commanding serve.
Those serves, unleashed over the course of a 27-year professional career, arguably heightened the power and intensity of the...