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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.
20 de set. de 2013 · Billie Jean King’s straight‑set victory over self‑proclaimed male chauvinist Bobby Riggs reverberated far beyond the world of tennis.
- Jesse Greenspan
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. In doing so, she launched her fight for parity into the worldwide limelight.
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 second ...
- Adam Augustyn
“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...
19 de set. de 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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20 de set. 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.
