(26 Aug 2022)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mason, Ohio - 16 August 2022
1. Various still images of Serena Williams at the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament
ANNOTATION: "Serena: tennis icon's impact felt in Black America. With Serena Williams indicating she could retire after the U.S.Open, her legacy is taking on a whole new meaning on and off the court."
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New York - 23 August 2022
2. 13-year-old Isalia Lebron competes in a USTA sanctioned tournament in Central Park
ANNOTATION: At a tournament this week in New York City, 13-year-old Isalia Lebron, one of the only Black girls competing, says Serena Williams is an inspiration.
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Isalia Lebron, 13-Year-Old Tennis Player:
"Women, people of color are always put down because of the way they look or some people's ideas think they can't do as much. So putting Serena as a role model and all she's done is really good."
4. Joanna Rosario, CityParks Tennis Coach, officiates a match
ANNOTATION: "Coach Joanna Rosario says through all the adversity, Williams has prevailed."
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Joanna Rosario, CityParks Tennis Coach:
"To have the motivation that she has and to have just the capacity to take whatever is, like thrown at her. Like that's something that you can use in your everyday life too."
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Location Unknown - 10 August 2022
6. Lauren "Elle" Duncan, ESPN SportsCenter Anchor, getting ready for Zoom interview
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Elle Duncan, ESPN SportsCenter Anchor:
"She is playing against the very girls that were inspired by her. Those chocolate girls that said this is a tennis club sport. But God, if Serena and Venus can dominate, why can't I? She, outside of her tennis career, started advocating for women. She has a venture capitalist firm that only invests mostly in women. When she had her challenges having her daughter, what did she do? She advocated and invested in Black women and their poor maternal rights. Like she has always been sort of this bastion of change, of influence, of being yourself, of speaking up for yourself. And I just think that she has been such a part of our lives for so long that we this is truly the end of an era and something that I'm still trying to come to terms with, if I'm being honest."
STORYLINE:
With Serena Williams indicating she could retire after the U.S.Open, her legacy is taking on a whole new meaning on and off the court.
At a tournament this week in Central Park in New York City, 13-year-old Isalia Lebron, one of the only Black girls competing, says Serena Williams is an inspiration.
"Women, people of color are always put down because of the way they look or some people's ideas think they can't do as much. So putting Serena as a role model and all she's done is really good. "
Coach Joanna Rosario says through all the adversity, Williams has prevailed.
"To have just the capacity to take whatever is like thrown at her. Like that's something that you can use in your everyday life too."
Off the court, ESPN anchor Elle Duncan says Williams's advocacy for African Americans stands out as much as her tennis career.
"She has always been sort of this bastion of change, of influence, of being yourself, of speaking up for yourself. And I just think that she has been such a part of our lives for so long that we this is truly the end of an era."
Serena Williams's first pro match was at 14. She's now 40 and has 23 Grand Slam titles to her name. Duncan and many others can't wait to see what she does for her second act.
AP video shot by Ted Shaffrey and Aaron Morrison
AP photos by Jeff Dean
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