Serena Williams and the Fear of a Dominant Black Woman

Serena Williams is shattering every record in tennis this year. Why isn’t she being paid like the women she is dominating in the process?

By: Tomas Rios

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Serena Williams is on the cusp of cementing herself as the best, most dominant athlete of her generation, regardless of gender. At the age of 33—ancient by the norms of tennis’s attritive nature—Williams is by far the top-ranked player on the WTA tour and most everyone is assuming an easily assumed win over the 20th-ranked Garbine Muguruza in tomorrow’s Wimbledon women’s final.

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