Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs

Sep 20, 2022

On this day in 1973, 29-year-old Billie Jean King took on the 55-year-old tennis legend Bobby Riggs after Riggs claimed that woman’s tennis was inferior to men’s and that he could still easily beat the best female players. King took the match in 3 straight sets in front of a worldwide audience of 90 million people. King’s victory is lauded as a milestone in advancing women’s sports and in recognizing the accomplishments of female athletes.