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

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LONDON (AP) - Angela 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, describing her ...

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