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From CNN.com: Tennis star Serena Willaims has opened in another secondary school in Africa with the foundation Build African Schools. Watch the video:

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From the AJC: Ernest Peterson adopted a motto for teaching kids to play tennis: Develop kids one ball at a time; change lives one ball at a time. For nearly 30 years, he tried to do just that at the Peterson School of Tennis in College Park. Along with instruction, the school offers programs that […]

VIA:  AltheaGibson.Com Born August 25, 1927 in Silver, SC, A right-hander, grew up in Harlem. Her family was poor, but she was fortunate in coming to the attention of Dr. Walter Johnson, a Lynchburg VA physician who was active in the black tennis community. He became her patron as he would later for Arthur Ashe, […]

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Althea Gibson lived in Harlem in the 1930s and 1940s. Her family was on welfare. She was a client of the Society for Prevention of…

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VIA: Bloomberg.com Serena Williams, surrounded by Grand Slam tennis title record holder Margaret Court and mentor Billie Jean King, made a bit of her own history with her fifth Australian Open title. The defending champion beat Justine Henin in three sets at Melbourne Park to gain her 12th major in all, tying fellow American Billie […]

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VIA: NBC Despite a year that saw her slapped with a $20,000 fine for an on-court tirade, Serena Williams managed to win the Associated Press’ Female Athlete of the Year Award, beating fellow tennis great Kim Clijsters and horse Zenyatta to capture the annual honor. Williams spent 2009 re-establishing herself as the best player in […]