Tennis hero Arthur Ashe's South African legacy: 'The first free black man I'd ever seen'
The tennis champion wanted to be remembered for fighting racism, not just his sporting prowess.
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Arthur Ashe
American tennis player (1943–1993)
Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. 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. He retired in 1980.
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