Meet The First Black American To Win Both Wimbledon And The US Open | Althea Gibson

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Meet The First Black American To Win Both Wimbledon And The US Open | Althea Gibson


Meet The First Black American To Win Both Wimbledon And The US Open

She moved with a dancer’s delicacy as she prepared for a backhand but dashed like a sprinter as her long arms and legs spanned the court to serve up some history. The trailblazing tennis titan shattered racial barriers and abject poverty before going on to dominate the court…

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  1. Great player but she did not win the "US Open". In 1957, she won the US National Championship which was the precursor title because tennis did not permit professionals to play for major titles such as the French, Wimbledon, US, and Australian, until 1968. Also, she'd won the French Championship in 1956, so you might want to add that to the video's name because it's also one of the Big Four, and now called a "slam" title.

  2. Althea was brilliant in spirit and demeanor, courageous despite painful adversities, and wore dignity and self-esteem as her crown; she refused to be broken by bigotry or shrouded by the darkness of ignorance and jealousies. She endured and triumphed with integrity to the unconquerable human spirit ❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉