WIMBLEDON, England -- Arthur Ashe's famous victory over Jimmy Connors in the 1975 Wimbledon final will go down in history as perhaps the best tactical display in a Grand Slam final. Usually a big ...

WIMBLEDON, England -- On July 5, 1975, Arthur Ashe, a heavy underdog, became the first and only Black man to date to win the Wimbledon singles title, defeating defending champion Jimmy Connors, who ...

Fifty years ago, Arthur Ashe accomplished something that seemed almost impossible at the time and remains unmatched to this day – becoming the first and only Black male tennis player to win the ...

Fans React to Wimbledon’s Emotional Tribute Honoring Arthur Ashe’s Historic Win originally appeared on Athlon Sports. July 4th may be one of the most important days in American history, but the day ...

WIMBLEDON, ENGLAND, July 5 — Arthur Ashe turned the world’s top ranked star into just another tennis player today, smothering Jimmy Connors’ power game and winning his first Wimbledon singles title, 6 ...

As Wimbledon comes to a close, we're counting down the 10 most memorable matches at the All England Club over the last 50 years. We know that Icarus flew too close to the sun and was burned, but did ...

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. Also that year ...

The momentous Centre Court match pitted the professorial Ashe, 31, and the brash 22-year-old lefty, Connors, who had just challenged Ashe in court. Connors filed a June 1975 lawsuit alleging that Ashe ...