| Black Americans have been prominent in basketball | | | | father's dream of having at least one daughter |
| and boxing since time immemorial. What's noteworthy | | | | become a tennis superstar. It was also his way of |
| in the past decade is that they have invaded other | | | | letting them out of their neighborhood - the violent |
| sports as well including golf and tennis which used to | | | | suburb of Compton in Los Angeles. Richard Williams |
| be dominated by the middle-class whites. And what's | | | | had no regrets at all as her daughters never let him |
| praiseworthy, too, is that the Black Americans that | | | | down. At a very young age of four and a half, Serena |
| have made a name for themselves in the world of | | | | had already won her first tournament. Before she |
| tennis are not males but females and sisters. | | | | reached 10, she had won 46 of the 49 tournaments |
| We're talking about none other than the | | | | she entered. She even replaced Venus at one point |
| Afro-American Williams sisters - Venus and Serena. | | | | as the number one ranked tennis player in the 12 and |
| Both ladies have proven that race is not a big issue in | | | | under category in California. At 14, she already |
| achieving their dreams in tennis. They are proud of | | | | became a professional player. |
| being blacks and they will do anything to fulfill their | | | | Venus, the older of the Williams sisters, also became |
| goals of winning more tennis titles. In their several | | | | professional at the age of 14. Together with Serena in |
| years of competing against white tennis players, | | | | 1999, they became the first sister team to win a Grand |
| Venus and Serena were able to establish their own | | | | Slam doubles title in the 20th century at both the |
| style, self-confidence as well as their unique fashion | | | | French Open and U.S. Open. The following year in |
| sense. Even more boosting their confidence is the | | | | 2000, the sisters won for the first time the Wimbledon |
| presence of their family members at most of their | | | | doubles title. It was in the same year when Venus won |
| tournaments. For what they are and for what they | | | | the singles title at the Wimbledon and U.S. Open and |
| have accomplished in their young life, the Williams | | | | two gold medals at the Summer Olympics in Sydney, |
| sisters are indeed worthy of emulation not only by | | | | Australia. It was in the year 2002 when Venus was |
| black women but by all people, in general. | | | | declared the world's top ranked player becoming the |
| Venus Williams is older by just a year than Serena. | | | | first African-American player to reach the spot since |
| Both had earned the world number one rank in tennis | | | | the tennis computer rankings started in 1975. She also |
| with Venus having won five Grand Slam singles titles | | | | placed 25th in the Tennis Magazine's 40 Greatest |
| and Serena having won eight Grand Slam singles titles | | | | Players of the Tennis era list. Apart from her career in |
| plus an Olympic gold medal in women's doubles. | | | | tennis, Venus is also engaged in business and is |
| Serena is said to be the best player of her time. | | | | actually the CEO of her interior design company "V |
| The sisters' involvement in tennis is attributed to their | | | | Starr Interiors" in Florida. |