There's a lot of electricity about our young players coming up... Madison Keyes is emerging, Sloane Stephens seems to be back on track, and there's also Taylor Townsend and Christina McHale, obviously at the top you've got Serena and Venus( Williams), so that shows that the diversity in the sport is really high here in America with these kids emerging and having a great stride. I think the sport is growing.

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We watch the guys do this all the time, they’re badgering the umpire on the changeovers. Nothing happens. There’s no equality, i think there has to be some consistency across the board. These are conversations that will be imposed in the next weeks. Adams added :.

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We do have pretty good growth in our 10 and under population, it's really the teenagers that we are trying to keep in the sport because they have interests in other sports or they are just couch potatoes.

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As athletes, the biggest asset that we bring to the workplace is our work ethic, our confidence, our never-say-die attitude. We're about winning.

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Few players hit the swinging forehand volley as often, or as well, as Maria Sharapova.

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I'm a visual learner, so with hand-eye coordination, I was a natural.

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As a kid, I used to love going to the arcade. I used to tell my parents I was working on my hand-eye coordination. It was probably just a way to get more quarters from them.

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It is difficult for our youth to want to be active when PE is taken out of our schools.

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We want to make tennis look like America when it comes to cultural backgrounds.

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A bad toss is one of the most common causes of a bad serve, and most tosses are bad because players release the ball too soon, flick their wrists, or both.

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I was the ultimate tomboy because my oldest brother used to always beat up on me and wrestle and make sure I was engaged in sports, because I was his excuse to be able to go hang out with his friends.

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I was throwing a spiral football at 6.

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I'm a competitor in everything that I do. I love to compete.

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My parents have been unbelievable. Obviously, without them, I wouldn't be where I am.

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I was fortunate to have people like Althea Gibson come and speak to me, also Leslie Allen and Arthur Ashe. So I feel obligated, part of my duty, to continue to pass on the knowledge I've learned to youngsters and adults alike.

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Tennis is a very interesting world. It's a sport of opportunities, but it's a sport of challenges as well. And for anybody to continue to progress, they have to understand what those challenges are.

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Anything with the title 'Breaking The Barriers' means a lot to us, and to myself in particular, because if it wasn't for those who broke the barrier of color before me, I would not have the opportunity to live the life I'm leading right now.

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I stumbled into tennis.

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I was eighth in the world in doubles, 67th in singles. Could I have achieved more? Yes, perhaps, but I did it my way.

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My role at the USTA allows me to fulfill my ambition to open up opportunities for people to play tennis that may not otherwise have a chance or an outlet to play.

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Changing the dialogue and behaviors around race and equality in sports starts with removing barriers and creating opportunities.

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