Ben Shelton

Victoria Mboko and Ben Shelton became the rare duo of Black tennis players to win championship matches on the same day.

Twenty-two-year-old Ben Shelton remains the lone Black American male heading into the final week of competition at the 2025 Wimbledon Tennis Championships.

One of the longest journeys to tennis greatness took place at center court of Rod Laver Arena when Madison Keys, the 19th seed, upset second seed Aryna Sabalenka, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5, in the women’s singles tennis championship match at the Australian Open.

The top story of the U.S. Open has been the coming of age of 19-year-old Coco Gauff, who survived her third three-set match against Caroline Wozniacki to advance to the quarterfinals and defeat 20th-seeded Jelena Ostapenko 6-0, 6-2.