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On This Date in Sports September 9, 1968: Arthur, King of the Courts

Arthur Ashe made history at the West Side Tennis Club in Forrest Hills, New York, becoming the first black man to win a tennis major championship. Ashe needs five sets to beat Tom Okker from The Netherlands (14-12, 5-7, 6-3. 3-6, 6-3) at the first U.S. Open, which had previously been called the U.S.

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On This Date in Sports September 9, 1968: Arthur, King of the Courts

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