Sloane Stephens encourages women of color to play tennis
We are seeing an increasing number of young black profession athletes in the world of tennis. From the late Lucy Diggs to Althea Gibson to the popular Williams Sisters and Cori Gauff.
2017 women’s champion Sloane Stephens is teaming up with Mercedes Benz provides mentorship and pro-advice to a host of young girls in various New York City chapters of the National Junior Tennis & Learning.
Stephens understands that tennis is one of those sports that’s not only mostly male-driven, but also money-driven, making it an activity many believe can’t be played if it can’t be funded.
Stepping onto the tennis scene nearly seven years ago with that riveting match against Serena Williams at the 2013 Australian Open, Stephens has long understood the responsibility she has as a Black woman in her industry.
