When Frances Tiafoe beat Germany's Daniel Altmaier in the fourth round of the 2025 French Open, he did so in straight sets—in ...

(This is the first part of a two-part series. Read the second part.) Arthur Ashe, his feet apart, his knees slightly bent, lifts a tennis ball into the air. The toss is high and forward.

Arthur Ashe became a star in tennis as a legendary athlete and the first African-American to win Wimbledon, the sport's most coveted championship in the world. Ashe, born in Richmond, Va.

“I am a sociological phenomenon,” says Arthur Ashe Jr. He is a great deal more than that. Last week, on the center court at Forest Hills’ West Side Ten nis Club—the same stuffy club that ...

Never limiting himself to one title, Arthur Ashe was an author, activist, worldwide civil rights advocate, as well as a barrier-breaking tennis player. Ashe began his tennis journey at seven years ...

Some of the biggest names in sports took home a silver statue at this year’s ESPY Awards. The ESPYs — which stand for Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly — took place on Wednesday, July ...

Arthur Ashe was an incredible tennis player. He won three Grand Slam titles during his 11-year professional career (1969-1980). A one-time world number one, Ashe was also the first Black player ...

Diverse Education has named Wiley University baseball team captain Jacob Perez as the Arthur Ashe Jr. Baseball Sports-Scholar ...

Arthur Ashe Stadium is the marquee court at the U.S. Open. Named for Arthur Ashe, the first winner of the men's singles tournament at the U.S. Open in 1968, the stadium opened in 1997 and in the ...

and I had interviewed him many times for the magazine, World Tennis. As soon as I arrived at the Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis Center for an exhibition and fund-raising dinner, Arthur took me aside and ...