Tag: racism

American No. 7 in the world Coco Gauff recalls the early stages of her career when being black had a lot of negative effects on her. She discussed her tough times and how she overcame them to advance to her current level as a...

Sloane Stephens, the world's number 30 tennis player, said on Monday that racist behavior aimed at athletes is getting worse and that software created to shield them from it has no effect. The American stated she had to put up with it her entire...

Serena Williams and her sister Venus became tennis legends for their amazing results and because they had to get them often fighting racism. A horrible episode has recently happened in the US where Buffalo Radio Host, Rob Lederman, was fired after some racist comments...

Serena Williams is not part of the Madrid Open acceptance list. Serena's absence is not a surprise after her row against the owner of the tournament Ion Tiriac. Serena's husband, Alexis Ohanian, even called the Romanian a "sexist/racist clown" in one of his tweets. What...

Stefanos Tsitsipas is a wonderful rarity in tennis. Greek tennis didn't really have any status in our beloved sport until Stefanos (and then Maria Sakkari) managed to surprise anyone. While it is straightforward to cheer for him right now, the Greek sensation can't forget how...

Daniel Riccardo gets inspiration from Naomi Osaka’s Black Lives Matter activism. Amid global protests on events happening in the United States, Daniel Riccardo chooses to participate in it in a unique style impacted by Naomi. She had earlier shown her form of protest by...

Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff have led the new generation of tennis players in calling for an end to racial discrimination and inequality in the United States. Osaka and Gauff are among the most recognizable tennis players in the world, and they have not...

Serena Williams has always been an icon on and off the court. The American legend has conquered 23 slam titles against the odds not coming from a wealthy family and being coached by her father that had no experience in playing tennis. Serena has inspired...

At 22 years of age, Naomi Osaka is already considered a superstar. The Japanese sensation was the highest-paid female athlete in 2019, according to Forbes Magazine. Even more importantly, the world no.3 seems to carry on the legacy established by her childhood heroes Venus...

Naomi Osaka and Billie Jean King are 2 huge icons for tennis. Both the Japanese sensation and the American have been extremely active in defending minorities to all fight for equality in general. Naomi and Billie Jean King had a great conversation sponsored by Mastercard...