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On May 13, 1973, during the early years of the women’s liberation movement, tennis stars Bobby Riggs and Margaret Court face off in a $10,000 winner-take-all challenge match.
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Riggs first challenged Billie Jean King, but when she declined, Margaret Court stepped in, accepting the guarantee of $20,000 for the match, more than she had earned for winning both the 1973 Australian and French Open women's singles titles.
May 14, 2023 · Bobby Riggs, the 55-year-old former world tennis champion, moves to the net to return a Margaret Court shot in their $10,000 match at Ramona, Calif., May 13, 1973. He won the match easily...
Sep 19, 2017 · Margaret Court and Bobby Riggs meet one month prior to their matchup that was dubbed the “Mother’s Day Massacre” after Riggs’ lopsided victory. By early 1973, the 55-year-old Riggs...
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The historic tennis match known as the "Mother's Day Massacre" was the first Battle of the Sexes played between Margaret Court and Bobby Riggs on Mother's Da...
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May 13, 2024 · On May 13th, 1973, 55-year-old Bobby Riggs easily beat Margaret Court, then the world No 2, in a match known as the “Mother’s Day Massacre”.
After the retired Riggs soundly defeated Court, the top-ranked women’s singles player at the time, in straight sets (6–2, 6–1) on May 13, 1973 (in what became known as the “Mother’s Day Massacre”), he challenged King to face him in a $100,000 winner-take-all match, which she accepted.
