Althea Gibson will be honored with a statue at the site of the US Open, the USTA announced on Tuesday. In 1950, Gibson broke tennis' color barrier by becoming first African-American to play in ...

As such, it’s important to revisit one of the most pioneering figures to grace the U.S. Open's grounds, the trailblazing Althea Gibson ... on the block to play us. Nobody would, so weirdly ...

On Monday, Day 1 at the US Open and Women's Equality Day, a statue of Althea Gibson was unveiled in Flushing Meadows. Placed just outside Arthur Ashe stadium, the sculpture—created by Eric ...

County commissioners will rename Wahnish Way to Althea Gibson Way at Tuesday's meeting ... becoming the first African-American to win the French Open Championship in 1956, and the U.S. Open ...