Serena vs. Venus, Danielle SmithLlera
Serena vs. Venus, Danielle SmithLlera
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Serena vs. Venus
How a Photograph Spotlighted the Fight for Equality

Author: Danielle Smith-Llera

Narrator: Various Narrators

Unabridged: 1 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Capstone Press

Published: 08/10/2017

Synopsis

The final match of the 2001 U.S. Open featuring tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams was groundbreaking. It was first time siblings had squared off in the final match for more than 100 years. And it was the first time both players were black. The photo of the smiling Williams sisters holding their trophies after the tennis match appeared in newspapers around the globe. It captured two athletes who fought, and would continue to fight, for a place for women and African-Americans in tennis and the world beyond.

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Goodreads review by GreerP :)

This is a biography of two sisters, Serena and Venus Williams, who became very famous tennis players, thanks to the help of their parents. I feel like the title, Serena versus Venus, should be changed to a more catchy title, like Tennis Sisters. I expected it to very boring, due to the cover images,......more

Goodreads review by Recoco

I've never been wildly interested in tennis before. I've heard about these sisters before but barely knew anything about them. The book is packed with every bitsy thing including lots of images that concerns these two sisters. I was surprised to find out that these two actually were famous for lots......more

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