Black Tennis Pros

Visitors to Disneyland Paris today had a big surprise when they saw Mickey Mouse playing a game of doubles with invited children against professional tennis players Gael Monfils and Stansilas Wawrinka.

The court itself was a little short and had quasi-official dimensions, but that didn’t matter when the children had such a great event.

Disneyland Paris invited 200 children from the French “Fête le Mur” association, founded by Yannick Noah, to participate in this more than unusual exchange.

The Fête le Mur association is set up in the heart of 25 under-privileged Urban Zones, allows the children of those neighborhoods to practice tennis, to train and perfect themselves, and some of them to later find a professional opening.

WOMEN'S SINGLES QUALIFYING

Round 1

Shenay Perry, USA defeated by Yaroslava Shvedova, KAZ
4-6, 4-6

Angela Haynes, USA defeated Zuzana Kucova
5-7, 7⁷-6⁴, 6-2

Round 2

Angela Haynes, USA vs. Yaroslava Shvedova, KAZ


MEN'S SINGLES QUALIFYING

Round 1

Scoville Jenkins, USA defeated Sergei Bubka, UKR
7-6, 4-6, 6-4

Round 2

Scoville Jenkins vs. Daniel Brands, GER

On April 30, former tennis star and Fed Cup Captain Zina Garrison made an appearance on WTTG Fox 5 Washington's "What's Cooking?" with Gregg Greenberg of RSVP Catering.

RSVP Catering offered an auction item of a Buffet Dinner for 20 including special guest Zina Garrison for the 2009 Tennis Ball that was held on Friday, May 8. The event, hosted by the Washington Tennis and Education Foundation, benefits young minds in the classroom and on the tennis court.

Here is the video footage of the segment: