Tennis has had a number of figures involved in key social issues in the 20th and 21st century. Arthur Ashe’s stance on both Civil Rights and the HIV/AIDS crisis come to mind along with Billie Jean King’s pursuit of equal prize money for women. Venus Williams has been lauded as the successor to King’s drive…
Tag: Bobby Riggs
The Battle of the Sexes Part 2 – Making Sense of the Mother’s Day Massacre
As mentioned previously, Bobby Riggs beat Margaret Court 6-2, 6-1 on Mother’s Day 1973. Margaret Court won the Australian, French, and US Opens in singles and doubles in 1973. Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 in 1973. Margaret Court had a career 2-1 head-to-head advantage over Billie Jean King. Confused? Winning Really…
The Battle of the Sexes: Part 1 – The International Tennis Hall of Fame
In 1999 I visited the International Tennis Hall of Fame twice due to living in Providence, Rhose Island. Getting to Newport was fairly easy despite not having a car as Rhode Island has a good public transportation system that serves the whole state (being small has its advantages). I visited again in 2008 after a…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 