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Discussion of African-American tennis is incomplete without reference to the Williams sisters
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The '''All England Club''' is the host to the prestigious Wimbledon [[tennis]] championships, one of the longest-running annual sports competitions in the world. Played on the expensive surface of natural grass, this annual tournament is considered the most coveted prize in the sport of tennis.
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The '''All England Club''' is the host to the prestigious Wimbledon [[tennis]] championships, one of the longest-running annual sports competitions in the world. Played on the expensive surface of natural grass, this annual tournament is considered the most coveted prize in the sport of tennis.
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While there have been many winners of different nationalities and ethnicity, there has been only one African American men's winner:  [[Arthur Ashe]], in a stunning victory over the heavily favored Jimmy Connors.
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While there have been many winners of different nationalities and ethnicity, there has been only one African American men's winner:  [[Arthur Ashe]], in a stunning victory over the heavily favored Jimmy Connors. In the women's competition, the African American sisters [[Venus Williams|Venus]] and [[Serena Williams]] dominated the tournament during the 2000s, winning nine titles between them, including four all-Williams finals, and four women's doubles titles as well.
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