Photo credit: Dan Istitene/Getty Coco Gauff tamed a tennis tempest winning her maiden Roland Garros title last June. Today, Gauff launched her title defense invoking transformative tennis against a familiar face. Serving at 1-3, Gauff turned break point into spark point. Streaking through 11 of the final 12 games, Gauff showed strong closing kick sweeping good … [Read more...] about Gauff Tops Townsend in Roland Garros Opener on 70th Anniversary of Althea Gibson’s Grand Slam Breakthrough
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Celebrating Black History Month • Richard Evans Shares His Night As Althea Gibson’s Escort At The Wimbledon Ball (From The 10sballs.com Vault)
Editors Note: Richard sharing this “gem” with us is such a beautiful tribute to a beautiful lady. Anna Wintour Has been a fan of tennis since she was a little girl. Imagine if she ran the WTA… Just saying… all the top 100 players would be millionaires. (LJ) It was Charles Wintour, the father of Vogue’s Anna Wintour, who assigned me to write Althea Gibson’s copy for the … [Read more...] about Celebrating Black History Month • Richard Evans Shares His Night As Althea Gibson’s Escort At The Wimbledon Ball (From The 10sballs.com Vault)
Celebrating Althea Gibson: TENNIS Trailblazing Champion Honored on 2025 U.S. Quarter
The U.S. Mint has announced that legendary tennis player Althea Gibson will be featured on one of the 2025 American Women Quarters, part of a four-year program honoring the accomplishments and contributions of extraordinary women in U.S. history. This exciting tribute celebrates Gibson’s groundbreaking achievements as a multisport athlete and her … [Read more...] about Celebrating Althea Gibson: TENNIS Trailblazing Champion Honored on 2025 U.S. Quarter
South Carolina Native Althea Gibson Selected for Southern Tennis Hall of Fame
Photo credit: El Grafico/Wikimedia Commons The Southern Tennis Foundation (STF), the charitable affiliate of United States Tennis Association (USTA) Southern Section, announces three tennis luminaries have been selected for induction into the Southern Tennis Hall of Fame Class of 2026: Joe Cabri, Althea Gibson and Bonnie Vandegrift. JOE CABRI, Greenwood, S.C. Joe … [Read more...] about South Carolina Native Althea Gibson Selected for Southern Tennis Hall of Fame
Celebrating Black History Month • Richard Evans Shares His Night As Althea Gibson’s Escort At The Wimbledon Ball (From The 10sballs.com Vault)
Editors Note: Richard sharing this “gem” with us is such a beautiful tribute to a beautiful lady. Anna Wintour Has been a fan of tennis since she was a little girl. Imagine if she ran the WTA… Just saying… all the top 100 players would be millionaires. (LJ) It was Charles Wintour, the father of Vogue’s Anna Wintour, who assigned me to write Althea Gibson’s copy for the … [Read more...] about Celebrating Black History Month • Richard Evans Shares His Night As Althea Gibson’s Escort At The Wimbledon Ball (From The 10sballs.com Vault)