Black PR Wire
There may only be a handful of people left in the world who haven’t heard of tennis sensation Venus Williams. Even non-tennis fans noticed the headlines this summer when Williams won her fourth Wimbledon title. If several people were surveyed about who was the first major African American tennis player, many would mention Williams, in tandem with her sister Serena. People more knowledgeable about tennis or with longer memories may mention Arthur Ashe. For the organizers of the United States Tennis Association (USTA), that honor belongs to Althea Gibson (FAMU ‘53).
