Fifty years have now passed since Ashe stunned Connors in four sets to become the first – and to this day only – Black man to ...

From rural reservations to shebeens or speakeasies (bars) - wherever black people gathered, they were talking about Ashe's ...

Half a century later, Arthur Ashe's historic win at Wimbledon paved the way for others to follow in his illustrious path.

On July 5, 1975, Richmond native Arthur Ashe upset Jimmy Connors in the Wimbledon final. Fifty years later, it is not viewed ...

Young tennis sensation Ben Shelton stands on the brink of history at Wimbledon, poised to match Arthur Ashe's legendary ...

He became the first and only Black man to win a Wimbledon singles title by outsmarting Jimmy Connors in the final.

It was in London in 1975, and Ashe was scheduled to play Jimmy Connors, the defending champion and world No. 1, in the ...

Arthur Ashe's historic 1975 Wimbledon victory over Jimmy Connors remains the only Grand Slam singles title by a Black male ...

Tennis Arthur Ashe’s knack for reinvention led him to history at Wimbledon He became the only Black man to win a Wimbledon singles title by outsmarting Jimmy Connors in the final.

Ashe, a man as concerned with politics as tennis, was a one-off. He remains the only player to spend the night before the final playing blackjack at the Playboy Club into the early hours ( “We know ...