Lucy Diggs Slowe A Tennis player's ability to excel in the face of difficult and daunting challenges leaves us “mere mortals” in awe.  When watching Coco Gauff showcase an amazing arsenal of backhand passing shots. In all thing’s tennis, she is iconic. However, let’s suppose that not only could Gauff play championship-level tennis and earn several advanced degrees in various fields of study, but also become an esteemed professor at a major university and establish an organiza