A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ASHE

Sat, 28 Jan '23
Eponym of the world's largest tennis stadium
Wed, 25 Jan '23
Recipient of the inaugural A.T.P. Player of the Year award
Wed, 7 Dec '22
Queens stadium eponym
Fri, 7 Oct '22
Lead-in to a Southern "-ville"
Mon, 29 Aug '22
___ Stadium, U.S. Open tennis locale
Sat, 27 Aug '22
North Carolina county whose seat is Jefferson
Sun, 17 Jul '22
1975 Wimbledon winner
Wed, 15 Jun '22
Arthur ___, 1975 Wimbledon winner
Thu, 23 Dec '21
Lead-in to a Southern "-ville"
Mon, 15 Nov '21
Arthur ___ Stadium, U.S. Open locale
Mon, 25 Oct '21
Tennis great Arthur
Sun, 18 Jul '21
1975 Wimbledon champ
Sat, 3 Jul '21
Stadium in the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Wed, 24 Mar '21
Tennis great posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Sat, 9 Jan '21
North Carolina county near the Tennessee border