The iconic match that changed sports forever

Billie Jean King celebrates her victory over Bobby Riggs in the historic 1973 tennis match at the Houston Astrodome, surrounded by a cheering crowd.

Billie Jean King, a champion of women’s rights in athletics, entered the match with the weight of a generation on her shoulders. Riggs, a former world champion and self-proclaimed male chauvinist, had previously defeated another top female player, Margaret Court, earlier that year. The stakes were high, as the outcome would either reinforce or challenge … Read more