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Fifty years have now passed since Ashe stunned Connors in four sets to become the first – and to this day only – Black man to ...
On the 50th anniversary of his historic Wimbledon win, Arthur Ashe receives a powerful tribute and fans are sharing what it ...
Young tennis sensation Ben Shelton stands on the brink of history at Wimbledon, poised to match Arthur Ashe's legendary ...
From rural reservations to shebeens or speakeasies (bars) - wherever black people gathered, they were talking about Ashe's ...
On July 5, 1975, Richmond native Arthur Ashe upset Jimmy Connors in the Wimbledon final. Fifty years later, it is not viewed ...
He became the first and only Black man to win a Wimbledon singles title by outsmarting Jimmy Connors in the final.
Fifty years have now passed since Ashe stunned Connors in four sets to become the first – and to this day only – Black man to win the Wimbledon gentlemen’s singles title, and 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.
Both Rodman, who is a forward for the Washington Spirit, and Shelton's sister, Emma Shelton, were on hand to watch the tennis ...