In 1999 Serena Williams won a singles victory at the U.S. Open, which made her the second black woman to win a Grand Slam title. The first being Althea Gibson. As an african american tennis player Serena has overcome and dealt with many difficulties. She has been told that she and her sister Venus (also a tennis player) are arrogant and unfriendly to others on the court and off the court. Serena is well known for her tennis skill and all the events that she has won at a young age. She also has more Grand Slams than everyone else in the field that isn’t related to her, combined.
Serena Jameka Williams was born on September 26, 1981. She is the youngest of five daughters. When she was a little baby her parents, Richard and Oracene ( goes by Brandy) had moved all five children from her birthplace in Saginaw, Michigan to Compton, California, a violent neighborhood. Serena and her sister Venus showed promise of playing tennis at a young age. Her father Richard decided to learn about tennis and become their coach. Serena entered her first tennis tournament at four and a half. From the ages of four to nine she won forty-six out of forty-nine that she entered. But in 1991 Richard had took the …show more content…
She may have been known for winning lots of tennis tournaments and awards, but she was also known for avoiding the mean exchanges of insults among the other teams and players. “My mom raised us to be strong women. We were taught that things like peer pressure didn’t exist for us,”-Serena Williams. That didn’t hurt the american dream. But it did purity it, some what. In a interview with Oprah Winfrey, Serena said “as long as my family knows who I am. And I know that a lie can’t live forever. Most of the lies people tell about us are eventually washed away, so they don’t bother me.” She didn’t let the insults from all the fans and tennis players and teams from around the world get to
Serena Jameka Williams was born on September 26, 1981. She is the youngest of five daughters. When she was a little baby her parents, Richard and Oracene ( goes by Brandy) had moved all five children from her birthplace in Saginaw, Michigan to Compton, California, a violent neighborhood. Serena and her sister Venus showed promise of playing tennis at a young age. Her father Richard decided to learn about tennis and become their coach. Serena entered her first tennis tournament at four and a half. From the ages of four to nine she won forty-six out of forty-nine that she entered. But in 1991 Richard had took the …show more content…
She may have been known for winning lots of tennis tournaments and awards, but she was also known for avoiding the mean exchanges of insults among the other teams and players. “My mom raised us to be strong women. We were taught that things like peer pressure didn’t exist for us,”-Serena Williams. That didn’t hurt the american dream. But it did purity it, some what. In a interview with Oprah Winfrey, Serena said “as long as my family knows who I am. And I know that a lie can’t live forever. Most of the lies people tell about us are eventually washed away, so they don’t bother me.” She didn’t let the insults from all the fans and tennis players and teams from around the world get to