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Half a century later, Arthur Ashe's historic win at Wimbledon paved the way for others to follow in his illustrious path.
Richmond native Arthur Ashe upset Jimmy Connors in the Wimbledon final. Fifty years later, it is not viewed as one of the ...
Fifty years have now passed since Ashe stunned Connors in four sets to become the first – and to this day only – Black man to ...
Arthur Ashe's historic 1975 Wimbledon victory over Jimmy Connors remains the only Grand Slam singles title by a Black male ...
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 ...
Richmond celebrates 50 years since tennis pioneer Arthur Ashe broke barriers at Wimbledon, inspiring generations of players ...
Jannik Sinner recently received a strong warning from the American former tennis player Jimmy Connors about his losses ...
2015 — The United States wins its third Women’s World Cup title and first since 1999 with a 5-2 victory over Japan behind a first-half hat trick by Carli Lloyd.
Novak Djokovic has won it all when it comes to men’s tennis, but now, he is chasing a dream to become the first player ever to win 25 Grand Slam titles.
Connors believes he owed it to his readers to give them everything he had. "People, when they watched me play tennis, saw what I was able to give them, and that's what I tried to do with the book ...
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.
On July 5, 1975, Richmond native Arthur Ashe upset Jimmy Connors in the Wimbledon final. Fifty years later, it is not viewed ...