The Williams Sister's
The Williams sisters urge African women to play tennis Serena and Venus Williams with the Governor Raji Fashola of Lagos State Taking their own successes in women's tennis, a sport which before them was dominated by white players, the sisters in their Breaking the Mould Tour in Africa want to inspire women in the African continent to take up the sport and, more generally, to pursue their dreams despite whatever odds they face in male dominated societies. "We were able to break the mould and win a lot of grand slams and change the face of tennis ... when tennis was very dominated by white people," 31-year-old Serena said three days after beating rival Maria Sharapova in the final of the WTA Championships in Istanbul. "It doesn't matter what your background is and where you come from, if you have dreams and goals, that's all that matters," she added. The sisters who are presently in Lagos later conducted tennis classes w...
