1. The U.S. team, captained by Arthur Ashe, won the Davis Cup in 1981 and 1982.

2. The Americans, captained by Arthur Ashe, won the Davis Cup.

3. Arthur Ashe, the famous tennis player was dying of AIDS.

4. With the crowd in Arthur Ashe Stadium trying to will Federer to victory — because of the tantalizing prospect of a final between him and Nadal — he couldn't close the deal.

5. Arthur Ashe was also the first African-American to win the men's singles competition at a Grand Slam event.

6. Rain drops cover a glass backdrop in the upper deck of Arthur Ashe Stadium as bad weather delays the start of play at the 2011 US Open.

7. But that was nothing compared to the performance given by Djokovic on the same Arthur Ashe Stadium several hours later.

8. The largest stadium was named after another tennis champion, Arthur Ashe.