Serena Williams

In my next Black History Month segment I switch to Sports.

Tennis has never been one of my favorite sports, though I did learn the basics of play when I was a teenager. As I paid attention to tennis and Serena and her sister Venus came to view out of the the mean streets of Compton, I thought to myself- wow, now this could be interesting.....and interesting it has been.

As her stats speak for itself, all I can say is that Serena has awed me and shows to be a good role model for young persons of color aspiring to play tennis male or female. I am looking forward to her not only holding onto the World #1 title, but passing Margaret Court as #1 one for All Time Titles- two more to go!

Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981)[1] is an American professional tennis player. The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) has ranked her world No. 1 in singles on seven occasions. She became the world No. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002, and achieved this ranking for the seventh time on January 30, 2017.[4] On the sixth occasion, she held the ranking for 186 consecutive weeks, tying the record set by Steffi Graf for the most consecutive weeks as world No. 1 by a female tennis player. In total, she has been world No. 1 for 310 weeks, which ranks her 3rd in the Open Era among female tennis players. Williams' accomplishments and success in professional tennis have led some commentators, players, and sports writers to regard her as the greatest female tennis player of all time.[a]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serena_Williams