Anita Stahl

Anita Stahl earned a Ph.D. in Feminist Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, living in Philadelphia. Her dissertation, “Reading Between the Baselines: Global Regimes of Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Elite Women’s Tennis,” is an analysis of how global discourses about race, gender, and sexuality are constituted and circulated through the women’s professional tennis tour. Anita’s work as a credentialed tennis writer and photographer has been published in Tennis View Magazine, Britwatch Sports, Black Tennis Magazine, and others.

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Emma Raducanu starting off the day session in Stadium 1 at #BNPPO22 (at Indian Wells Tennis Garden) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbDo6I0vpIk/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Bad day at the office for Garbiñe Muguruza https://www.instagram.com/p/CU0n-ZzhKjd/?utm_medium=tumblr

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at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania https://www.instagram.com/p/CJl7wUtFVSr/?igshid=jb6h1sz5atrn

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at Fishtown https://www.instagram.com/p/CH0ojkrlBqt/?igshid=dhvba2ybogmf

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Trixie doesn't appreciate my hobbies https://www.instagram.com/p/CEAMYBWj9iX/?igshid=n6j3in1qcbzr

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Back on court for the first time this year. Thanks @greenpancho323 and @10sballs_com for my favorite tennis bag and shirt (I told you it would fit!) Thanks @leslie.stahl for taking pictures and playing tennis on demand (at FDR Park Philly) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCt71eRjZsg/?igshid=6nawbnrnavo6

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at Philadelphia Navy Yard https://www.instagram.com/p/CBj1F8wDq1a/?igshid=b7byscbt87dh

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You may know him as Mayor Quimby, but he's actually an admiral (at The Navy Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAJKRw1DJX7/?igshid=73i5a6vlz0et

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When you're trying to stop and smell the flowers but the Weltschmerz is too overwhelming to enjoy simple pleasures even for a fleeting moment https://www.instagram.com/p/B_0nw6ADgrU/?igshid=rqfe3irgv9kf

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In 1912, the mayor of Tokyo gifted 3,000 cherry trees to the Americans. Today, Mayor Quimby got to play in the petals of one of them (at West Chester, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-kxgaNDd2a/?igshid=1g3enyq114vpi

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Casually picking something up from my sister's place. Thanks @leslie.stahl (at Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Vnekej4Ld/?igshid=5ku1thn3voah

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at West Chester, Pennsylvania https://www.instagram.com/p/B9H26GwlS6o/?igshid=ckfm4siinqik

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I've been very lucky to photograph @mariasharapova at many tournaments and exhos in recent years. I got to see her not just as a professional tennis player, but as a professional who plays tennis. She answered press questions thoughtfully but never robotically, she knew who was in the room and had a sense of purpose, she was always kind without being afraid to be irreverent. Definitely one of my favorites to photograph and listen to. She elevated women's tennis and the @wta globally in ways that can't be overstated. Her business acumen is a model for fellow players and I am sure it will serve her well in all future ventures off the court. I will miss watching her tenacity on the court but am excited to see where all that intensity will go now #happyretirement #farewellmaria https://www.instagram.com/p/B9CjpNjjKcY/?igshid=162vokrch22dv

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Almost 10 inches last night and more on the way (at Big Sky Resort) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8QBbIbFwtE/?igshid=1v67xbdq7s87a

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First time taking a DSLR into the snow. Worth the risk for the pow day (at Big Sky Resort) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8QAz9WFiYm/?igshid=18nzdvrsjd27s

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Almost made it (at Bozeman, Montana) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8DO0AjlqYp/?igshid=vy2f0046apc9