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Sporting Witness: Arthur Ashe

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02/07/2016 GMT

Arthur Ashe

BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, Arthur Ashe

In 1975, Arthur Ashe became the first African-American man to win Wimbledon

In 1975, Arthur Ashe became the first African-American man to win Wimbledon.

In 1975, Arthur Ashe beat the world number one Jimmy Connors to become the first African-American to win Wimbledon. In 2011, Ashe's friend and agent, Donald Dell, told Louise Hidalgo about that memorable match - and about what else Ashe might have achieved if he had not died young. 

(Photo: Arthur Ashe in action at Wimbledon. Credit: Getty Images)

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