WIMBLEDON, England -- Arthur Ashe's famous victory over Jimmy Connors in the 1975 Wimbledon final will go down in history as perhaps the best tactical display in a Grand Slam final. Usually a big ...

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 ...

Ashe would go on to defeat Jimmy Connors for the 1975 title. Focus on Sport/Getty Images "Arthur was known as a big slasher, big server," he said.