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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 ...
What made Ashe's win so impressive was how he broke through racial hurdles and paved the way for future generations of Black ...
Half a century later, Arthur Ashe's historic win at Wimbledon paved the way for others to follow in his illustrious path.
Ben Shelton has reached his first Wimbledon quarterfinal — doing a round better than his father-turned coach, Bryan, did in ...
On July 5, 1975, Richmond native Arthur Ashe upset Jimmy Connors in the Wimbledon final. Fifty years later, it is not viewed ...
Jimmy Connors was nine years Ashe’s junior when they met July 5, 1975, a lefty slugger coming to defend his Wimbledon title on the heels of the best year of his career. Connors lost all of four ...
Jannik Sinner recently received a strong warning from the American former tennis player Jimmy Connors about his losses ...
Arthur Ashe's historic 1975 Wimbledon victory over Jimmy Connors remains the only Grand Slam singles title by a Black male ...
Tennis great Jimmy Connors strongly hints in his new memoir that his fiancee, tennis champ Chris Evert, got pregnant and then had an abortion shortly before they were supposed to tie the knot in 1974.
Richmond native Arthur Ashe upset Jimmy Connors in the Wimbledon final. Fifty years later, it is not viewed as one of the ...