A new film looks at Arthur Ashe's US Open and Wimbledon triumphs. And how he responded to pressure to speak out on civil rights issues Confidence fueled Arthur Ashe's success in tennis. If he was confident enough, he said, he could hit the ball backwards. In 1968, he had plenty of forward momentum, going two months without losing a match. At that year's US Open, he defeated Tom Okker to become the first Black man to win a men's grand slam singles title. Meanwhile, Ashe had been facing both exter...
A new film looks at Arthur Ashe's US Open and Wimbledon triumphs. And how he responded to pressure to speak out on civil rights issues Confidence fueled Arthur Ashe's success in tennis. If he was confident enough, he said, he could hit the ball backwards. In 1968, he had plenty of forward momentum, going two months without losing a match. At that year's US Open, he defeated Tom Okker to become the first Black man to win a men's grand slam singles title. Meanwhile, Ashe had been facing both exter...
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