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Correction: This headline has been updated to reflect that Francis Tiafoe was the first Black American man to reach the U.S. Open semifinals since Arthur Ashe. NEW YORK (AP) — Frances Tiafoe became the first American man to reach the U.S. Open semifinals since 2006 by beating Andrey Rublev 7-6 (3), 7-6 (0), 6-4 behind […]
Correction: This headline has been updated to reflect that Francis Tiafoe was the first Black American man to reach the U.S. Open semifinals since Arthur Ashe. NEW YORK (AP) — Frances Tiafoe became the first American man to reach the U.S. Open semifinals since 2006 by beating Andrey Rublev 7-6 (3), 7-6 (0), 6-4 behind […]
Frances Tiafoe’s tennis journey started at the Junior Tennis Champions Center in Washington, D.C. back in 1999. Now, Tiafoe is off to the semifinals of the U.S. Open Author: wusa9.com Published: 6:00 PM EDT September 7, 2022 Updated: 6:00 PM EDT September 7, 2022 Source link . . […]
But the historic match symbolized the tension Ashe faced throughout his career; the weight of expectation from the tennis world, the racism he faced as a Black athlete and his humanitarian work. “I think I can almost withstand just about anything. As an African-American athlete, I have experienced racism as a tennis player, going way […]
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