By Richard Pagliaro | Thursday, August 14, 2025
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Althea Gibson was a tennis trailblazer.
Now, the Corridor of Famer has earned tremendous hero standing.
Followers can rejoice Gibson’s wonderful legacy at subsequent week’s US Open Fan Week.
The USTA right now introduced that the US Open and Marvel will proceed their collaboration for a second straight yr by spotlighting this yr’s US Open theme – Celebrating 75 Years of Breaking Obstacles – with a brand new and unique comedian e book spotlighting Althea Gibson and the Unbelievable 4.
Greater than 40,000 print copies of the comedian e book will probably be given out to followers free of charge throughout US Open Fan Week, held August 18-23 on the USTA Billie Jean King Nationwide Tennis Middle in Flushing, N.Y.
A dynamic serve-and-volleyer, former Harlem resident Althea Gibson impressed champion starting from Billie Jean King to Chrissie Evert to Venus Williams. An Althea Gibson tribute statue stands outdoors the entrance gate of Arthur Ashe Stadium.
“The unique comedian e book follows the Unbelievable 4 as they find out about Gibson’s life and profession and the legacy she impressed whereas breaking tennis’ shade barrier on the 1950 US Open, earlier than occurring to win again to again Wimbledon and US Open singles titles and changing into some of the legendary figures in tennis,” the USTA mentioned in a press release. “The story then follows the impressed Unbelievable 4 to the US Open, the place they channel Gibson to beat an ‘unattainable’ problem on the courts of the USTA Billie Jean King Nationwide Tennis Middle.”
Print copies of the Althea Gibson-Unbelievable 4 comedian e book will probably be given out free of charge to followers who’ve signed up for Fan Access Pass, with 6,000 books being given away every day from Monday by way of Friday of US Open Fan Week, and the remaining copies to be given away on Arthur Ashe Children’ Day on Saturday, August 23.
The comedian books will probably be distributed on a first-come, first-serve foundation to followers who scan their Fan Entry Move on the giveaway sales space, with a restrict of 1 comedian per fan for the week, the USTA mentioned.
