The National Tennis Foundation is currently fundraising for Kamea, matching donations dollar for dollar. Her story sounds incredible, living in tents in Hawaii, facing squatters and violence in Vegas and leaving an unhealthy and unstable home environment to pursue her dream. She's currently based in Italy. https://www.gofundme.com/f/against-all-odds-kamea-madora There is supposed to be a 6 part documentary on her story, but all I can find is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJkpi8sjpSk
How come she plays for GB if she's from Hawaii?
One of my children (now age 30) has a passport to a country that he's never been to in his whole life and one to a country where he was there for about 6 months - nationality is not the same as 'where you're from'
Of course not but it's a reasonable question (if you're nosy like me ) as to why you'd want to play for GB if you could play for USA).
Also found it curious a US Tennis charity is raising funds for her career if she's representing GB instead.
F:- Andre Lukosiute (LTU) / Nell Miller (GBR) CR1391 (789+602) [1] v Darja Suvirdjonkova (SRB) / Amelia Waligora (BEL) (1329+1127) (Both 18 years old - and have beaten the #4 and #2 seeds to reach the final)