Birthday Greetings

The management and staff of the Breathe Tennis Blog would like to convey hearty 68th birthday greetings to Virginia Wade, three-time Grand Slam champion - the 1968 US Open, 1972 Australian Open and the Wimbledon Championships in 1977. Have an awesome day!!

Last British Ladies' Singles Champion at Wimbledon, Virginia Wade (1977)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Today also marks what would be the 70th birthday of American tennis legend Arthur Ashe, who held the US Open victory in the same year as Virginia Wade. Arthur Ashe, like Wade, won every Grand Slam except for the French Open. Rest in peace, glorious titan!!

Arthur Ashe: July 10, 1943 to February 6, 1993