Merlisa Lawrence Corbett is an award-winning journalist and author who covers tennis and sports and society. She wrote the book, Serena Williams: Tennis Champion, Sports Legend and Cultural Heroine. A former tennis columnist for Bleacher Report and reporter for Sports Illustrated, her work has appeared in The Guardian, USA Today, Black Enterprise and Tennis View magazines. She publishes the Substack: Courtside Coffee. Follow Lawrence Corbett for continued coverage of tennis-related business and marketing news. Read Less