With “King Richard” on the release horizon later this month, tennis fans already have one movie to look forward to this Fall. However, there’s a film about another American tennis great who broke through racial barriers a generation before Venus and Serena out soon, too.  

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“Citizen Ashe” follows the life and career of Arthur Ashe, from his on-court success to his activism off of it and his death from AIDS-related complications in 1993.

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This week many people will head to the Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, New York, to attend matches of the U.S. Open tennis tournament. But how many of those fans will know about the legacy of Ashe beyond once being a famous tennis player? Rex Miller and Sam Pollard’s documentary “Citizen Ashe” should help rectify that. The film, which just premiered at the Telluride Film Festival, tackles Ashe’s story and his contributions as a Black man in the predominantly white sport of tennis during a volatile period in this country’s history.

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