Everyone has a right to privacy, from ordinary people to public figures, everyone has it. What if their privacy gets leaked out too about a specific terrible illness?

And this is what happened to Arthur Ashe in April 1992 when he got learn about this secret diagnosis of AIDS in a newspaper, and CNN aired the documentary named 'Citizen Ashe' on Sunday; what lessons can be learned from Arthur Ashe's story?

Arthur Ashe first black American to create record

At the age of 25, Arthur Ashe became the first Black tennis player to win a major tennis title in the U.S. Open in 1968 and went on to win the Wimbledon Tournament in 1975.

Arthur Ashe stood against racism

Along with his tennis career, he raised his voice against racism that won many admirers and critics.

Arthur Ashe suffered from terrible heart disease

At his pinnacle in his tennis career, however, he suffered a medical condition, atherosclerotic heart disease, which seemed to be genetic as both of his parents also had it at an early age.

Arthur Ashe bypass operation

In 1979, four years after winning the prestigious Wimbledon title, Arthur Ashe had a heart attack and underwent coronary artery bypass surgery. After another four years, he again underwent another bypass operation due to chest pain.

Arthur Ashe, author of 'A Hard Road to Glory

After these significant heart surgeries, Arthur Ashe's tennis career came crashing. However, he kept himself busy by authoring a multi-volume series entitled 'A Hard Road to Glory,' a history of Black American athletes.

Arthur Ashe brain surgery

In 1988, Arthur Ashe's condition worsened, and he had difficulty moving his right hand. Based on a CT scan report, a mass was found on the left side of his brain and was removed via surgery.

Arthur Ashe diagnosed with toxoplasmosis

Later the mass in his brain was diagnosed as toxoplasmosis, an uncommon but treatable parasitic infection seen in immunocompromised people.

Arthur Ashe diagnosed with AIDS

After further testing, it got confirmed that Arthur Ashe was not only HIV positive but had AIDS, an incurable disease that had become epidemic in the 1980s.

How was Arthur Ashe infected with AIDS?

In 1983, when Arthur Ashe underwent a heart operation, the blood carried the virus; at that time, the blood supply was never tested for AIDS. Five years later, he developed AIDS.

And this he had mentioned in his autobiography 'Days of Grace,' co-written with Arnold Rampersad, where he relied upon expert medical science to treat his incurable disease