By Sally JenkinsHere we are in 2017 discussing whether Serena Williams can beat the 700th-ranked man or a 58-year-old guy with a big mouth. “Silicon Valley is really, really, really not open yet to having a lot of women or anyone of colour, male or female,” she said. Serena Williams is the greatest tennis player in history, and in the past year she earned about $10.5 million, which is great — except that Novak Djokovic earned more than twice that, at $21.6 million. This is everyone’s problem, not just Serena Williams’ or Billie Jean King’s. “I get tired of everyone saying, ‘Thanks for what you did for women,’” King says.

Source: National Post June 26, 2017 21:00 UTC