American Archive of Public Broadcasting on Instagram: "#OnThisDay in 1968, Arthur Ashe became the first Black tennis player ranked No. 1 by the United States Tennis Association. That same year, Ashe became the first Black player to represent the United States in the Davis Cup and led the team to victory after a five-year drought. He also captured the inaugural U.S. Open, becoming the first Black man to win a Grand Slam singles title. Ashe later added the Australian Open in 1970 and Wimbledon in