And the So talk about some of the racism that you experienced when you were out there

traveling the world. It's very interesting for me because, you know, coming from Texas, like I probably experienced

more things that what people even thought that I did, but as far as on the tour, I remember playing for my country and I'm playing in Atlanta and at a Fed Cup match and I think it was Jennifer Capiati's's whole debut and everything.

And I remember my coach came up to me, Marty Reason,

and he said, you know, Zena,

you're not going to be able to practice today.

And I was like, what? And he was like's like well you you know you're not allowed to practice at this country club we were going to and I was like what like yeah, that's what I was still and I was like you got to be kidding I'm playing for my country but I can't go and

also that was the first place I remember I was in Buckhead and that was the first place that I

literally now remind you now I lived in Texas And so all of this happened in the same time.

And I'm just like, I'm playing for my country.

And one of the top players in the world,

I can't go to this country club to practice.

And so I remember they finally gave me permission to kind of come through the back door to go practice.

And I remember walking through the dining hall and all of the people in the back came out to say hi. He was like, you know, the

cooks and the housekeepers and everything so it's kind of a funny story, but that just like gave me more

come on zina and keep going doing the right thing.

So they felt very proud that I was actually at the courts.

When I was growing up, after Arthur Ash,

Zena Garrison was the best black tennis player we'd ever seen and it was such a thrill watching her beat Chris

Everett beats Defi Graf get into the finals of Wimbledon and crush it. She was a girl from Houston who came out of nowhere

to become the best junior in the world and then one of the best pros in the world.

And yet all the time we never knew she had bulimia and was struggling

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