For their first Los Angeles event, the All-Love Racquet Club celebrated the African American tennis community on Sunday, February 25, at the Michelle and Barack Obama Sports Complex in celebration of Black History Month.
In 1916, the American Tennis Association (ATA) was founded when Black people were being banned from USLTA-sanctioned events. They began an annual national championship tournament a year later. Around Margaret Peters and Matilda Roumania Peters were born, Margaret in 1915 and Matilda in 1917.
In the mist of the controversial decision of the French Open president Bernard Giudicelli who recently stated, “I believe we have sometimes gone too far. Serena’s outfit this year, for example, would no longer be accepted. You have to respect the game and the place.” Many have responded in outrage and support of Serena, including NIKE by posting the following: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm43pUbh47B/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=1vm4y6fpax88l Serena decides to be unbothered and focused on motherhood.
Richard’s coaching efforts will be immortalized in the ATA Tennis and Education Complex in South Florida, a new facility being built for the organization.