Tennis

06/07/2025

July 5, 1975, as featured in Steve Flink's book "The Greatest Tennis Matches of All Time," Arthur Ashe, 31, wins Wimbledon for the first time, becoming the first black man to win the men’s singles title at the All England Club, defeating Jimmy Connors 6-1, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 in a shock upset. The first All-American men’s singles final at Wimbledon since 1947 was played under unique and bizarre circumstances as Connors has two lawsuits pending against his opponent – slander and liable – totaling $8 million. Writes Bud Collins in The Bud Collins History of Tennis, “Arthur's friends worried that he'd be embarrassed in the title bout as Ken Rosewall had been 12 months earlier. Their concern was unnecessary. Arthur changed speed and spin smartly, fed junk to Connors' forehand, exposing the vulnerability of that wing to paceless shots, and sliced his serves wide to Connors' backhand, exploiting the slightly limited reach of his two-handed shot.” Read

06/07/2025

July 6, 2003 – Roger Federer wins a major tournament for the first time, defeating Mark Philippoussis 7-6 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (3) in the gentlemen's singles final at Wimbledon. The 21-year-old Federer becomes the first Swiss man in 117 editions of The Championships to win the title. Federer hits 21 aces and 50 winners against only nine unforced errors in the 1 hour, 56-minute final. "It's an absolute dream for me coming true," says Federer after the victory.

03/07/2025

On July 3, 1931, the All England Lawn Tennis Club announces that the Wimbledon men's singles final will not be played as it says Frank Shields will be unable to play the final against Sidney Wood, due to injury sustained in his semifinal win over Jean Borotra. In his book "The Wimbledon Final That Never Was," Wood wrote, "Frank wanted to play, and could have played. But the U.S. Davis Cup committee wouldn’t let him. Can you imagine that happening today, expecting a guy to give up a shot at the Wimbledon title just to be ready for a Davis Cup match? But we were amateurs then, and the USTA had the power of life and death over us. Frank and I thought it was a terrible affront to Wimbledon to leave them without a men’s final, but that’s the way it was.” Buy or download the book here: https://a.co/d/0cWpZHoJ

29/06/2025

Read of when the last time an American man won the singles title at in the book "Pete Sampras: Greatness Revisited" by Steve Flink here https://a.co/d/ePpylIO via

26/06/2025

June 26, 1951 – On a cold and rainy afternoon, Althea Gibson walks on to Centre Court at Wimbledon as the first black player to compete in The Championships. Ten months after becoming the first black player to compete in a major when she played the U.S. Championships the previous summer, Gibson wins her first match in her debut Wimbledon, defeating Pat Ward of Great Britain 6-0, 2-6, 6-4. Reports the Associated Press of Gibson, “Although the tall Negro girl is unseeded, she convinced the British experts that she has the equipment to rank high in the world within another year or two.” Read more about the early life and tennis career of Gibson in her re-published autobiography "I Always Wanted To Be Somebody" for sale and download here https://a.co/d/fpB4nLE via

08/06/2025

Here's The History Carlos Alcaraz And Jannik Sinner Made In Their Epic Roland Garros Final https://worldtennismagazine.com/heres-the-history-carlos-alcaraz-and-jannik-sinner-made-in-their-epic-roland-garros-final/25069

29/05/2025

Althea Gibson, 75 Years After Breaking Color Barrier In Tennis, To Be Celebrated By USTA At 2025 U.S. Open https://worldtennismagazine.com/althea-gibson-75-years-after-breaking-color-barrier-in-tennis-to-be-celebrated-by-usta-at-2025-u-s-open/25030

19/05/2025

USTA Unveils Reimagined Upgrades To Arthur Ashe Stadium and Billie Jean King National Tennis Center https://tennisgrandstand.com/2025/05/19/usta-unveils-reimagined-upgrades-to-arthur-ashe-stadium-and-billie-jean-king-national-tennis-center/ via

18/05/2025

Michael Chang’s Daughter, Lindsay Davenport’s Son Playing Simultaneously In Pro Events At USTA National Campus

A very rare occurrence in tennis happened when the daughter of Michael Chang and the son of Lindsay Davenport played pro matches simultaneously

10/05/2025

The Unpredictable Genius: A Look at Fabio Fognini’s Tennis Career https://tennisgrandstand.com/2025/05/10/the-unpredictable-genius-a-look-at-fabio-fogninis-tennis-career/ via

09/05/2025

When Tennis Meets the Papacy: Tennis Players Who Have Met The Pope https://tennisgrandstand.com/2025/05/08/when-tennis-meets-the-papacy-tennis-players-who-have-met-the-pope/ via Tennis Grandstand

01/05/2025

"Pete Sampras: Greatness Revisited" by Steve Flink for sale and download here https://a.co/d/efiy2OZ via