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The term is most famously used for an internationally televised match in 1973 held at the Houston Astrodome between 55-year-old Bobby Riggs and 29-year-old Billie Jean King, [4] which King won in three sets.
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Sep 20, 2013 · Learn how King defeated Riggs in the famous "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match in 1973, and how it boosted her fame and women's sports. Find out the details of the match, the controversy and the rumors surrounding it.
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Aug 23, 2024 · Learn about the 1973 exhibition match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, which was a cultural and sporting spectacle. Find out how King defeated Riggs in three sets, why Riggs challenged her, and what impact the match had on women's rights.
- Adam Augustyn
Aug 25, 2023 · On Sept. 20, 1973, King, who was the No. 1 women’s player in the world at the time, infamously beat the 55-year-old Riggs in straight sets in a tennis match dubbed the “Battle of the Sexes ...
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- Drew Weisholtz
Sep 19, 2020 · 20th September 1973: Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs in the 'Battle of the Sexes' tennis match. Bobby Riggs was a leading tennis player in the 1940s, and by the time he retired...
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Sep 22, 2017 · “I underestimated you” were the first words former Wimbledon winner Bobby Riggs said to the tennis champion Billie Jean King in 1973 after she defeated him in front of 90 million viewers...
A courageous advocate for gender equality for women from a young age, Billie Jean King accepted a challenge to play a match against former number 1-ranked tennis player Bobby Riggs.