Zina Garrison

Good morning Pragmatic Obots! It was an historic moment. In the 1990 Wimbledon women’s singles final, Martina Navratilova won her ninth singles title when she defeated Zina Garrison, the first Black woman to play on Wimbledon’s center court since 1958, when Althea Gibson won her second of two Wimbledon crowns. Being first has been a common occurrence  for Ms. Garrison. … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African American Tennis Players