Thoughts on Halberstam's Match Point

Recently, i read an article titled " Match Points?" written by Halberstam. It explores femininity from the context of both class and race in society.
According to Halberstam,double standard exists in sports around male and female behavior. It exists because female athletes are limited with the normative standards of female beauty-femininity. They are not suppose to display excessive masculinity and are expected to behave gently like a typical lady. For example, Serena Wiliams was given a point penalty because she directed words of disbelief to the judge who said that she was threatened by Serena. However, on the other hand, male tennis player- McEnroe’s cry of disappointment was viewed as passion, proving him a ‘human’ player who can emote.
Moreover, the omission of Williams sisters from the 2009 Australian Open’s ‘list of the 10 most Beautiful Women’ signifies the treacherous path walked by female athletes who are bounded by normative standards of female beauty and the beginning of racial judgment in sports. Williams sisters were perceived as not feminine due to their “masculine” physique. Acceptable femininity is of opposition to athleticism, activity and aggression where female athletes should not display too muscular bodies, in which the Williams sisters did. The racial tension also co-exists in this case as the sisters are blacks , thus face greater pressure and implicit suspicion and disdain due to their superior performances in sports. Ironically, Melanie Oudin, a nineteen year-old blond pony tailer has been discussed as ‘Cinderella’ figure saving the US women’s tennis, signifying the return of tennis to whites while consigning Williams sisters as the ‘ugly sisters’ though they have contributed much in this sport.