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The Arthur Ashe Athletic Center is a 6,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Richmond, Virginia. It was built in 1982. It hosts local sporting events and concerts. It is named after former tennis player and Richmond resident Arthur Ashe. The Ashe Center was the temporary home to the Richmond Revolution of the Indoor Football League for the 2010 ...
The Diamond is a baseball stadium located in Richmond, Virginia, USA, on Arthur Ashe Boulevard. It is the home of Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Eastern League and the Virginia Commonwealth University baseball team. From 1985 to 2008, it was the home of the Richmond Braves, the Triple-A minor league baseball affiliate of the Atlanta Braves.
Location. Richmond, Virginia, U.S. Coordinates. 37°33′54″N 77°28′44″W / 37.5651°N 77.4790°W / 37.5651; -77.4790. The Arthur Ashe Monument is a bronze sculpture by Paul DiPasquale installed along Richmond, Virginia 's Monument Avenue. The statue depicts tennis player Arthur Ashe, who was born, raised and buried in Richmond.
A roof was added to Ashe in 2016, to prevent weather delays from impacting the tournament."Arthur Ashe Stadium’s innovative $150 million retractable roof is the largest of any tennis stadium in ...
On the first night of the U.S. Open, Arthur Ashe Stadium was packed to the rafters. As Sloane Stephens took the court, the crowd didn't get quiet—as is expected when watching a tennis match ...
Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. (July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was an American professional tennis player. He won three Grand Slam titles in singles and two in doubles. Ashe was the first black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team, and the only black man ever to win the singles titles at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open.
City Stadium is a sports stadium in Richmond, Virginia. It is owned by the City of Richmond and is located south of the Carytown district off the Downtown Expressway. The stadium was built in 1929 and seats approximately 22,000 people when both stands are used. It has been used by the Richmond Kickers of USL League One since 1995, at a capacity ...
The stands of Arthur Ashe Stadium, where the marquee matches are played, are typically filled with rowdy New Yorkers, but also a plethora of celebrities—from movie stars to politicians to ...