TWENTY-four former champions from Rod Laver to Roger Federer and Virginia Wade to Maria Sharapova launched opening night at the US Open on Monday to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the professional era.
In 1968, Arthur Ashe became the first African-American man to win a Grand Slam title when he triumphed at the first US Open at Forest Hills while Wade raised the womens trophy and pocketed the tournaments first prize money as champion.
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