CNN Citizen Ashe June 4, 2024 04:14:00
It was the first time a person of color made the davis cup team. he was one of the guys and they didn't look at him as a black tennis player. they looked at him as a tennis player. >> the davis cup was in essence our olympics in tennis because we didn't have tennis in the olympics till 1988. for arthur that seemed like a no-brainer. like who wouldn't want to represent your country? what it entailed was that you had to play up to four weeks a year if you were going to win. and it could be anywhere in the world. like home and away series. if you get a davis cup that looks good on the resume. it ...