Escaping tennis cruelty at 25: “On court I’ve been called a ‘monkey’” — interview with Destanee Aiava
Takashi Williams
18 February, 2026
Destanee Aiava had a Valentine’s Day to remember. On 14 February 2026, the Australian player of Samoan descent announced that this will be her final season as a professional, in a sport whose culture she described as “racist, misogynistic, homophobic