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FILE - In this July 7, 1956, file photo, the Duchess of Kent, center, presents the trophy for the Ladies' Doubles title to Angela Buxton, left, and Althea Gibson, right, following their victory at Wimbledon, England. Buxton, a British tennis player who was the doubles partner of Althea Gibson when the American became the first Black person to win a major title in 1956, has died. She was 85. The International Tennis Federation announced the death of Buxton on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, describing her as “an early pioneer of equal rights.” (AP Photo/File)

Former player Buxton, doubles partner of Gibson, dies at 85

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FILE - In this Sept. 9, 1957, file photo, Althea Gibson smiles as she holds her trophies she won by capturing the National women's singles tennis championship at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, N.Y. Gibson won an amazing 11 Grand Slam titles in three years from 1956-58, including the French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open. On Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, the USTA will unveil a statue in her honor at the U.S. Open. (AP Photo, File)

Tennis champ, trailblazer Althea Gibson honored at US Open

By MELISSA MURPHY - Associated Press