At the same time, plenty of other voices are included in “Citizen Ashe” such as irascible tennis legend John McEnroe, former Atlanta mayor/United Nations ambassador/civil rights legend Andrew Young and Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, Ashe’s wife from 1977 until his death. He was even-keeled and goal-oriented.”Combined Shape Caption 1992: Tennis legend Arthur Ashe Credit: SI.com Credit: SI.com Combined Shape Caption 1992: Tennis legend Arthur Ashe Credit: SI.com Credit: SI.comMcEnroe was an easy get, especially since Miller himself played tennis against McEnroe when they were teens. McEnroe as a brash newcomer competed against Ashe when Ashe was near the end of his career in the early 1980s. Miller tried but failed to find footage of Ali and Ashe together though Miller knew Ashe had visited Ali’s training camp once. That’s what Ashe grew up with.”The film also shoots some reenactments using actual tennis players to play younger versions of Ashe.

Source: CNN June 20, 2022 08:32 UTC