Althea Gibson was Black, and Angela Buxton was Jewish. And in 1956, they faced prevailing racism in the UK and changed the face of professional tennis by winning the ladies’ doubles trophy at Wimbledon. Gibson went on to finally win the ladies singles title at Wimbledon in 1957, and also formed a lifelong friendship with Buxton.
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| Production | Venus Williams | Executive Producer |
| Production | Serena Williams | Executive Producer |
| Production | Isha Price | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Bruce Schoenfeld | Book |
| Writing | Liz Maccie | Screenplay |
| Production | Richard Stern | Producer |
| Production | Julie Snyder | Producer |
| Production | Navid McIlhargey | Producer |
| Production | Ameet Shukla | Producer |
| Production | Scott Budnick | Producer |
| Production | Caroline Currier | Executive Producer |
| Production | Emily Blavatnik | Producer |
| Production | Danny Cohen | Producer |
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