Gerald Marzorati on the tennis players attending this year’s Olympics, ... American Tennis in Black and White. By Gerald Marzorati. August 3, 2016. Save this story ...

Four women of color are representing America this week at the in the last 50th annual Grand Slam championship. Yet, their talents and prestige do not shield them from the sport’s legacy of elitism.

Kim allegedly rejected including black people in a campaign for a tennis fashion line, because “they don’t play tennis,” according to a lawsuit.