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 means to them.

Young tennis sensation Ben Shelton stands on the brink of history at Wimbledon, poised to match Arthur Ashe's legendary victory from 50 years ago. Can he achieve this monumental feat?

But to many people like Mathabane - who in 1978 became the first black South African to earn a tennis scholarship to a US university - Arthur Ashe's legacy was his activism, not his tennis.

In 1975, Arthur Ashe staged the one of the greatest upsets in tennis history over Jimmy Connors to become the only Black man to win the Wimbledon singles title. (AP) By Ava Wallace.

Two nights before he played one of the most important tennis matches of his life, Arthur Ashe had dinner with three of his best friends. It was in London in 1975, and Ashe was scheduled to play ...

Arthur Ashe was never afraid of changing tack. He arrived at his only Wimbledon final 50 years ago having darted his way through a nettlesome draw as something approaching a nostalgia favorite ...

Arthur Ashe’s life spans America’s Civil Rights struggle, the ending of South Africa’s apartheid and creating awareness of the disease that would eventually kill him - Aids. Show more An ...

Arthur Ashe became the first — and to this day, only — Black man to win the singles title at Wimbledon in 1975, beating defending champion Jimmy Connors 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 in the final.

Ashe won his maiden grand slam title at the 1968 US Open, becoming the first and only Black man to have won the singles tournament. An Australian Open title in 1970 followed, before his incredible ...

Born in July 1943 in Richmond, Virginia, Ashe was introduced to the sport when his father, Arthur Sr., became a caretaker for Brook Field Park in 1947, a segregated playground equipped with tennis ...