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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, which King won in three sets. The match was viewed by an estimated fifty million people in the United States and ninety million worldwide.
10 de mar. de 2024 · Battle of the Sexes, exhibition tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs that took place on September 20, 1973, inside the Astrodome in Houston. The match was something of a spectacle as the in-her-prime King defeated the 55-year-old Riggs in three straight sets, but the event nevertheless was a significant moment in the ...
20 de sept. de 2013 · Billie Jean King’s straight-set victory over self-proclaimed male chauvinist Bobby Riggs reverberated far beyond the world of tennis. By: Jesse Greenspan. Updated: September 19, 2023...
Billie Jean beat Bobby Riggs in straight sets, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3, and earned the winner-take-all prize of $100,000. The Battle of the Sexes tennis match was about more than simply defeating Riggs. She felt incredible pressure to win because, as she said afterward, “I thought it would set us back 50 years if I didn’t win that match.
8 de ene. de 2024 · In 1973, the situation came to a head — with a match for the ages between top-ranked women's player Billie Jean King and tennis legend Bobby Riggs, a match that came to be known as the "Battle of the Sexes." Billie Jean King was one of the best players in the world. Central Press/Getty Images.
20th September 1973: Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs in the 'Battle of the Sexes' tennis match - YouTube. 194,677 views. 938. Bobby Riggs was a leading tennis...
22 de sept. de 2017 · September 22, 2017. Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) and Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell) right before the famous match in Battle of the Sexes . Fox Searchlight. “I underestimated you” were...
