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During the 1960s, Arthur Ashe was one of the few Black men in the tennis world. He struggled to reach his breakthrough moment on American soil. That moment came for him on August 25, 1968 when Ashe won his first U.S. Singles championship.
![American tennis player Arthur Ashe at the 1975 World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam. Photo credit: Rob Bogaerts, Anefo](https://blacknewsandviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Arthur-Ashe-in-action-on-the-court-Photo-from-Rob-Bogaerts-via-Wikipedia.jpg)
This also marked the first time an African-American had won the US Open.