He became the first and 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 ...

2000 — Venus Williams beats Lindsay Davenport 6-3, 7-6 (3) for her first Grand Slam title. Williams is the first black women’s champion at Wimbledon since Althea Gibson in 1957-58.

What made Ashe's win so impressive was how he broke through racial hurdles and paved the way for future generations of Black ...

Ben Shelton has reached his first Wimbledon quarterfinal — doing a round better than his father-turned coach, Bryan, did in ...

Ben Shelton has reached his first Wimbledon quarterfinal — doing a round better than his father-turned coach, Bryan, did in ...

Jannik Sinner recently received a strong warning from the American former tennis player Jimmy Connors about his losses ...

For anyone who loves or even likes the game of tennis, Jimmy is a worthy paean to how harrowing the sport can be at its best. The character it carves out from Connors’ story may need some more depth ...

Jimmy Connors is advising Jannik Sinner not to investigate too much about what is being said or written about his losing ...

American No. 10 seed Ben Shelton reached his first Wimbledon quarterfinal -- doing a round better than his ...

The 34-year-old Bulgarian won the first two sets 6-3, 7-5 and was tied with Sinner 2-2 in the third when he went down with ...

Ben Shelton reached his first Wimbledon quarterfinal — doing a round better than his father-turned coach, Bryan, did in 1994 — by beating Lorenzo Sonego 3-6, 6-1, ...