All posts tagged "Legacy"

New York (AFP) - Whether it's in the powerful groundstrokes of players like Coco Gauff or the growing numbers of African-American youngsters surging into tennis camps across the United States each year, Serena Williams' influence will be felt long after she hangs up her racquet. The 23-time Grand Slam champion is expected to confirm her retirement at some point during the next US Open fortnight, ending a career that has straddled four decades and yielded a slew of records that may never be beaten. A sporting and cultural icon, Williams, 40, along with elder sister Venus, has played a transform......

Washington (AFP) - When Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, some evangelical Christians held their noses over his louche lifestyle and manners in a belief he would be a champion on their key battlefield -- the judiciary. Their bet paid off. Trump is no longer in power but his nominations have led America's Christian right to its holy grail -- the Supreme Court ending the nationwide right to abortion. If there is one point of unanimity among Trump's supporters and critics both inside and outside the Republican Party, it is that reshaping the judiciary will be one of his most lasting leg......