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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.
20 de sept. de 2013 · Learn how King defeated Riggs in the "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match, which became a symbol of women's liberation and sports. Find out the details of the match, the media hype, the rumors and the legacy of King's triumph.
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.
20 de sept. de 2023 · La tenista estadounidense venció al veterano Bobby Riggs en un partido histórico que reivindicó la igualdad de las mujeres en el deporte y el tenis profesional. El artículo repasa el contexto, el desarrollo y las consecuencias de ese duelo emblemático que se celebró en 1973.
3 de may. 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 2023 · It’s been 50 years since the most-watched tennis match between female sports icon Billie Jean King and former men’s world No. 1 and self-proclaimed male chauvinist Bobby Riggs. CNN values your ...
22 de sept. de 2017 · Learn how the tennis champion fought for gender equality in pay, recognition and Title IX, and how her famous match against Bobby Riggs changed the sport and society. Smithsonian sports curator Eric Jentsch previews the film and discusses King's achievements and challenges.
