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 ...

I have been enjoying Wimbledon tennis on TV, and when the announcers recently paid tribute to native Richmonder and tennis great Arthur Ashe Jr., it caught my attention. Fifty years ...

Arthur Ashe Stadium opened in 1997, in Queens' Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. It cost $254 million to build, and at 23,000 seats, it’s considered the largest tennis-focused stadium in the world.

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 ...

After the 1973 tour, Ashe went back to South Africa a few more times. In early 1976 he helped to establish the Arthur Ashe Soweto Tennis Centre (AASTC) for budding players in the township.

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.

Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, site of U.S. Open, to undergo $800M reconstruction, USTA says ... By Nicholas Spangler nicholas.spangler@newsday.com spanglernewsday Updated May 20, 2025 ...

Selma Blair’s son Arthur is such a sassy teen already, and his latest response has us laughing! When chatting with People at The Daily Front Row’s 9th Annual Fashion Los Angeles Awards earlier ...

In 1975, Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win Wimbledon in the gentlemen's singles draw. Fifty years later, HEAD released the Legacy Edition Arthur Ashe Competition Kit to celebrate his ...

Arthur Ashe Stadium is getting a makeover. The stadium in Queens, New York, will receive $800 million in upgrades, it was announced by The United States Tennis Association.

Construction on the Arthur Ashe tennis stadium and a new building for players is scheduled to be completed in time for the 2027 U.S. Open.

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 ...