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New York, New York – August: Venus Villiams The United States is returned against the first game of Muclova on the day two of 2025. Year, National Center in Billie Jean King, 25. August 2025. year in the price of the king’s royal city. (Photo Elsa / Getty Images)
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Coco Gauff, Venus Williams and Taylor Townsend found the best way to respect Althea Gibson outdoors of 2025. Years: Playing your way on the second week of the tournament.
Gibson violated the color barrier in Tennis before 75 years, and the American opened celebration its inchability. Meanwhile, Gauff, Venus and Torbanand live this inching.
Gibson was the first African American who played in the tennis championships in the United States (now known as the United States). Gibson was the first black woman who won a large title, opened French in 1956. years. She was the first black woman who arrived no. 1 and ended the career with five main titles in the single, five in pairs and one in mixed pairs.
Gibson achieved this in the 1950s, when Jim’s return laws are still in force in the US
The mouth celebrates Gibson with the topic “75 years of violation of barriers.” The perseverance and performance of Gauff, Venus and Townsenda are the perfect way to honor Gibson. Three black women, represent different phases of professional tennis careers – a young growing star, resurgent veteran and icons approaching retirement and real titles this week.
Venus, Coco and Taylor represent Gibson’s rule on no. 1
Queens, Neither: Coco Gauff, which holds the trophy after the victory of Arina Sabalen in the female individual championships in Arthu Arthur Ashe to the National Center in Billie Jean, in Flushing Meadov, Queens, J. Conrad Williams Jr. Pictures)
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Venus was the first black woman who arrived no. 1 in an open era. Townsend is the current player in pairs no. 1, and Gauff could request ranking no. 1 outdoors, depending on what is happening with Arina Sabalenka and Iga Sviajtek.
Tomorrow, Gauff faces Naomi Osaka, which represents Japan, but also identifies like a black woman. Osaka is also previous no. 1.
Thirty-two years have been gained between the time Gibson won her last main name and Zina Garrison reached the final in Vimbledon in 1990. years. Garrison became the first black woman who reached the Grand Slam Final from Gipson.
Serena Williams was the first black woman who won a large title in an open era, when she won American open in 1999. years. Since then, Gauff, Venus, Townsend and Osaka have combined to win 13 main titles for singles, 17 major titles in pairs and two main titles of mixed double roles. Sloane Stephens, who won outdoors in 2018, provides a comment for ESPN. Key Madison, the winner is open 2025 Australian, lost in the first round.
Gauff, Venus and Townsend not only conquer, they succeed in Gibson’s places could not. Gibson funded and had difficulty finding sponsors. Gauff is Most market tennis players in the world. Venica is no. 2 on Career cash prize list. Her sister Serena is no. 1. Townsend has its own clothesline. Several brands sponsor Venus. Osaka used to be the highest paid female tennis gameEr in history.
“Althea Gibson started all this,” Garrison said, in an interview on Gibson’s legacy with Khou 11 in Houston. “These people wouldn’t even manage to go through the front door, and now they hit that door down.”
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(Original inscription) 6/27/1957-London, England-Althea Gibson, in action on Vimbledon, is some imaginative action manually and feet during the game against Mrs. Z. Kormoczi of Hungary in the second day of the round of the Tennis Championship in Vimbledon. Miss Gibson won two straight sets in this first round of Danish singles.
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Venus arrived at the court because of her first round match, in all white clothes reminiscent of Gibson’s clothes when she played.
“All this year is inspired by Althe, isn’t it? It’s been a big year, and she’s an American champion,” Venus said at the press release conference. “I’m so happy to pay her tribute to her, that people get to know her achievement, what does it mean for us and how they inspire for each person.”
City Handles Remember Actuated with Gibson Grace
New York, New York – 27. August: Jelena Remember Latvia (R) is claimed with Taylor Townsend of the United States (L) after being in the text of the centing center in the mouth of Billie Jean King City. (Photography Clive Brunskin / Getty Images)
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Part of Gibson’s biography involves overcoming racial discrimination. When Gibson first played at Forest Hills, New York and Vimbledon, it was not allowed to use rooms with cabinets. After the first outdoor victory, Gibson jumped on the train of the underground railway and headed up, back home at Harlem.
Newspapers called Gibson “Black Girl” in a brave print. Gibson lasted a lot of mild in silence. By repeating what Jelena Sremapenko said in an interview for mail, the bag showed that today’s black women players feel free to speak for themselves.
Ostademenko has been launched Verbal attacks on the city After the second match of the second round, calling her opponent “uneducated”. Remember claims that her intention was not racist and instead of an English language accident as a second language. Townsend refused to assign the next of the counter and found him to his sour grapes. However, the exchange made the headlines and showed how far the discourse about Racism came.
Venus and Serena are boycotted Indian Wells, Gauff that regained Mirra Andreeva to express that his company was given “Real Taylor Graceful Silence was given to Gibson’s graceful silence.
“I think that the understanding and recognition of the fight that Althea Gibson went and how it managed to bring us for us, in that day, I think it is very important to admit,” said the city in the interview with Forbes.com. “But for me, I’m wearing my torch and I do what I’m going to say, the way I’m talking, and I hope it’s good people, but good people, but good people are, but good people are, but good people are, but good people are, but good people are.”
Legacy Althea Gibson lives in the week two
East orange, NJ – 12. June: *** Exclusive *** Althea Gibson’s tennis legend is a portrait in her home surrounded by her trophies, 12. June 1987. years in East Orange, Nj. (Photography Ivonne Hempsei / Getty Images)
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Gibson died in September 2003. year at the age of 76. The sculpture sitting in front of the Tennis Center Billie Jean King. The artistic representation of Gibson’s silhouette is on the cover of the Open Open Tournament program. The pictures of Gibson are pointed out to the Arthur Ashe Stadium. However, nothing honor of Gibson’s legacy better than Gauff, Venus and Townsend, presented at the SHOW Courts in the United States.
In an interview with NBC news, Journalist Laura Jarrett told Coco Gauff that there was a girl who watched us open now and could be her Althea Gibson.
“Win or lose, knowing that, you know, at least one or two girls there who look at me,” Gauff said. “It wants to wake me up and do this every day and be the best version of yourself.”
