Episode 26 | The Door - Part 2: Ann Meyers Said Yes When the World Laughed, Lisa Leslie's WNBA Legacy, Venus changes Wimbledon

Raising the Game: Covering WNBA, NWSL, PWHL & More · Jul 1, 2026 · 1h 26m

This is The Door Part 2, part of our Trailblazers series — the women's sports history special that picks up where Episode 13 left off, moving into the modern era with six athletes who each forced a renegotiation of the terms the sports world handed them.

Timely on two fronts: Venus and Serena Williams are playing Wimbledon doubles together as this drops, and the WNBA is celebrating its 30th anniversary. From a 1979 NBA training camp in Indiana to Simone Biles on the floor in Paris, this episode traces what "opening the door" actually cost — and what it made possible.

This week we cover:

Ann…