Tag: tennis
USTA Provides Funds for Resurfacing at Birmingham Tennis Courts
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
The seeds for the continued growth of tennis in Birmingham could take root on soon-to-be resurfaced courts, thanks...
Halloween-Themed Tennis Fest Brings Plenty of Treats for Birmingham Metro Youths
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
Tyson Peoples was dressed as a baseball player, his brother Trent was a black-suited ninja and Eden Robinson,...
Serena’s example: Tennis icon’s impact felt in Black America
By AARON MORRISON, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — In 2016, responding to the fatal police shootings of two Black men just a day apart, Serena...
Serena Williams Says ‘Countdown Has Begun’ to Retirement
By Howard Fendrich
Associated Press
Saying “the countdown has begun,” 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams announced Tuesday she is ready to step away from tennis so she can turn...
Naomi Osaka made sure Black lives mattered at the US Open
By Soraya Nadia McDonald
The Undefeated
Naomi Osaka made sure Black lives mattered as she pursued her third Grand Slam victory at the 2020 US Open.
Throughout...
Meet Birmingham’s 12U State Champion Tennis Team
By William C. Singleton III
For the Birmingham Times
If you’re looking for future tennis stars, the courts at George Ward Park on Birmingham’s Southside are...
Tennis Coach Rudy Lewis: Build better players, build a stronger community
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
When Rudy Lewis was coming up the sport to play was football, he was told.
“The people around me, like my...
Area’s Jamiya Ivory, 14, Ranked Among Tennis’s Best in Alabama
By William C. Singleton III
For The Birmingham Times
Jamiya Ivory, 14, first began tennis after watching her younger brother, Nigel, play in a match seven...
Sloane Stephens wins all-American US Open women’s final
Associated Press
Sloane Stephens never looked shaken by the setting or the stakes in her first Grand Slam final. Her opponent, Madison Keys, most definitely...
Junior Tennis Squad from Area Reaches Top Tournament
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
The tennis tournament was already under way when TNT Elite arrived at Auburn University’s Yarbrough Tennis Center. The...