Wimbledon’s last Black men’s finalist was in 1996. What will it take for another?

Today, Venus and Serena, at 41 and 39, respectively, are competing against young women of color they inspired, including four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka and Americans Madison Keys, 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens and 17-year-old Coco Gauff, whose breakthrough came at Wimbledon in 2019, when she toppled Venus, her idol, in the first round. At the net, Gauff thanked Williams for being her inspiration.

Source: WP