Serena’s impact on women’s tennis clear in Osaka-Gauff matchup in San Jose
SAN JOSE — Serena Williams hasn’t been to the Bay Area for its annual women’s tennis tournament since 2018.
And both Osaka and Gauff have credited Williams — and, by extension, her older sister Venus — for influencing them as they were growing up. And now, before Osaka and Gauff took the court together for the fourth time, they both agreed that another match between two prominent players of color would reinforce a powerful message to young Black girls interested in tennis.Gauff agreed: “If I put myself in those shoes, it would mean a lot to me.”
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