American Taylor Townsend says she regularly gets mistaken for other female black players.
The 24-year-old spoke about her experiences in a Tennis United video as she discussed the anti-racism protests following the death of George Floyd.
“Everybody sees a black person and they assume that it’s Venus or Serena (Williams) or Sloane (Stephens),” said world number 73 Townsend.
“I’ve been literally all of them down the list except for myself.”
She added: “I’ve had people argue with me to tell me that I’m Coco Gauff. I’m not Coco Gauff but all of us look the same, all of us are built the same.” (BBC)