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How Black American tennis players built U.S. stardom: ‘Serena and Venus said I can be myself’
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Editor’s note: A version of this story was originally published in 2024. James Blake has a story. It’s around 1990, and he’s trying to play in a regional under-12 tennis tournament in central Connecticut. He doesn’t have a ranking and there are more players than available spots, so he has to enter a lottery to get in. His number doesn’t get picked. Don’t worry, the organizers tell him. Everyone who missed out this time automatically gets into the next tournament. So Blake shows up a few weeks la
First report: How Black American tennis players built U.S. stardom: 'Serena and Venus said I can be myself' — theathletic.com, 2d
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