推 Kirk:大威每次講話就像個大姐頭 真敬佩他 08/24 02:19
美網將在第一天開幕夜上表揚Althea Gibson
第一位黑人大滿貫得主奪冠五十周年表揚儀式
接著將由Gibson之後第一位奪得大滿貫的小威 及第一位奪得溫布頓的大威出賽
算是非常的有意義的一晚
不過台灣應該是第一週還沒轉播
不然一整個白天都可以看大小威應該蠻有趣的
Both Williams sisters to play on US Open's 1st night after Gibson tribute
NEW YORK (AP) -- Serena Williams was the first black woman since Althea
Gibson to win the U.S. Open. Venus Williams was the first black woman since
Gibson to win Wimbledon.
Fittingly, both of the Williams sisters' first-round matches at this year's
U.S. Open have been scheduled for Monday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium --
right after a tribute marking the 50th anniversary of Gibson's first Grand
Slam singles title.
The back-to-back Williams matches under the lights on the tournament's first
day were to be announced by the U.S. Tennis Association on Thursday. The No.
8-seeded Serena Williams will play Angelique Kerber of Germany, while No. 12
Venus Williams was drawn to face a qualifier.
In 1950, Gibson became the first black man or woman to play in the U.S.
National Championships, the tournament that became the U.S. Open. She won the
event in 1957 and 1958 for two of her five Grand Slam singles titles.
Gibson also broke the color barrier at Wimbledon, which she won in 1957 and
1958, and on the LPGA Tour.
When Gibson died in 2003, Venus Williams said: "I am grateful to Althea
Gibson for having the strength and courage to break through the racial
barriers in tennis. Her accomplishments set the stage for my success, and
through players like myself, Serena, and many others to come, her legacy will
live on."
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