The captains were absent… So it was a golden opportunity for the most eloquent spokesperson in women’s tennis, Venus Williams, to take over the stage.

…Venus Williams then looked over at Madison Keys, whose father is African-American, and asked her: 

“Do you want to be included in this Madison, at all, or …? 

Then Venus looked at the questioner. In her sternest tone, she said, “I didn’t understand the question.”

“USA Tennis is here to hopefully medal, and who knows, maybe we could take more than one medal home. So I think that’s what we’re focused on right now. We can’t focus on anything, any movement – especially anything happening in the States,” she said. “Right now we’re focused on the world community, and how we can build that positivity. So if that includes building positivity in the States, we’re all for it.”

A question out of left field, as Venus Williams takes over as an eloquent spokesperson for the US tennis team | Eh Game – Yahoo Sports Canada

Grace.