Different Strokes: Serena, Venus, and the Unfinished Black Tennis Revolution

by Cecil Harris

Book Overview

An important contribution to sports collections.--Brenda Barrera, Booklist

The days of tennis as a country club sport for the aristocracy have long passed, as have the pre-Open era days when Black players faced long odds just to be invited to the four Grand Slam events. An entire generation of sports fans has grown up seeing Venus and Serena Williams as the gold standard in American professional tennis.

Although the Williams...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 149621465X
• ISBN13: 9781496214652
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.1"