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Definition of Arthur Ashe from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Arthur Ashe

/ˌɑːθər ˈæʃ/

/ˌɑːrθər ˈæʃ/

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(1943-93) a US tennis player. He was the first African American to win the US Open (1968) and Wimbledon (1975). He became captain of the US Davis Cup team in 1983.

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