Remembering Lenny Simpson, A Titan of Tennis
Courtesy of Victoria Chiesa, USTA.com It’s tough to pinpoint just what Lendward “Lenny” Simpson’s most lasting accomplishment is in the sport of tennis. He was handed his first tennis racquet by the legendary Althea Gibson—who greeted the then-5-year-old with a warm “Hello, champ,” a moment that Simpson never forgot—on the famed backyard tennis court of […]