A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On July 5, 1975, Arthur Ashe became the first ...

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Arthur Ashe employed surprise tactics to beat Jimmy Connors in the 1975 Wimbledon final to win his third and final Grand Slam title.

He won Wimbledon over the favored Jimmy Connors, who was not only suing the ATP, but also Ashe himself. By Cindy Shmerler Two nights before he played one of the most important tennis matches of his ...

Arthur Ashe hits a slice serve with unerring accuracy, the ball arcing ever wider off the court. Jimmy Connors, his heavily favored opponent and the defending champion, gets just enough of his racket ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 1970s was an explosive decade for the game of tennis. Previous icons like Stan Smith and Rod Laver gave way to names like ...

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LONDON (AP) — A look at some of the anniversaries this year at Wimbledon: Arthur Ashe became the first — and to this day, only — Black man to win the singles title at Wimbledon in 1975, beating ...