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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.
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 · 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.
20 de sept. de 2023 · Billie Jean King, left, and Bobby Riggs play each other in a "Battle of the Sexes" match at the Houston Astrodome on September 20, 1973. AP. Riggs and King appear at a press event to...
13 de abr. de 2016 · El lenguaraz, y autodeclarado misógino, Bobby Riggs , campeón de Roland Garros y Wimbledon, retó a sus 56 años a una Billie Jean King en activo, a sus 29 todavía sumando alguno de sus...
