Black tennis umpire sues USTA for alleged racial discrimination

Pioneering tennis umpire Tony Nimmons sued the United States Tennis Association on Friday, claiming that the organization discriminates against blacks such as himself — promoting whites just like its “tennis-whites only” clothing rule. Nimmons, once the USTA’s only African-American score-keeping “chair” umpire, has long complained of experiencing repeated racial discrimination in the sport, including in...