CNNのインスタグラム(cnn) - 2月28日 03時01分

Long before Venus and Serena Williams, another tall, young Black woman shook up the world of tennis. She was Althea Gibson. Despite winning local and regional tournaments, she was barred from national tennis events because of her race. In 1950, after intense lobbying, she became the first African American to compete in the US National Championships – the precursor to the US Open. In 1956, Gibson became the first Black player to win a Grand Slam tournament, the French Championships. The next year she was the first Black champion in the 80-year history of Wimbledon, receiving the trophy from Queen Elizabeth II. By the time Gibson retired from tennis, she had won 11 Grand Slam titles and was the world’s top-ranked female player.⁠
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