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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.
Arthur Ashe defeated Tom Okker in the final, 14–12, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1968 U.S. Open. [1] It was his first major singles title, and Ashe became the first African-American man to win a major.
Citizen Ashe is a 2021 American-British documentary film directed by Rex Miller and Sam Pollard revolving around the life and career of Arthur Ashe. Alex Gibney and John Legend were two of the executive producers. Its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on September 3, 2021 was followed by a limited release by Magnolia Pictures on ...
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Stephen King. By day, author Stephen King spends his hours penning bone-chilling tales like "Carrie," "It," and "The Shining." But once the sun goes down, he funnels those creative juices into his ...
100 Greatest of All Time was a sports television series of five one-hour episodes, produced and first aired by the Tennis Channel in March 2012. It presented a list of 100 tennis players to be considered the greatest of all time, both men and women. The series was hosted by Jack Nicklaus, Jerry Rice, Wayne Gretzky, Lisa Leslie and Carl Lewis. [1]
In 1985, Court was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame and then elevated to Legend status in 1998. [27] In 1993 in Melbourne, she was inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame. In 2000, Court was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for her impressive tennis career. [28]
Today, the ultimate pursuit in tennis is to win the Grand Slam; winning all four Grand Slam tournaments in the same calendar year. [13] In 1982, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) broadened the definition of the Grand Slam as meaning any four straight major victories, including the ones spanning two calendar years that became known as the non-calendar year Grand Slam, though it later ...