Fifty years have now passed since Ashe stunned Connors in four sets to become the first – and to this day only – Black man to win the Wimbledon gentlemen’s singles title, and the significance of his 1975 achievement only continues to grow with each passing edition of the championships.

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Defending Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova lost to No. 10 seed Emma Navarro 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the third round to extend a recent run of one-and-done winners at the All England Club.Krejcikova faded in the third set,

Barbora Krejcikova of Czechia looks dejected following her defeat against Emma Navarro of United States during the Ladies’ Singles second round match on day four of The Championships Wimbledon 2025 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 03, 2025 in London, England. Getty Images

American Emma Navarro defeats woman’s defending Wimbledon’s Tennis champion Barbora Krejcikova. Texas officials face scrutiny over response to catastrophic and deadly flooding Mexicans protest Americans moving into their neighborhoods Sweden invented ‘flight shaming’.