Yeah, it was kind of interesting at the time given Riggs had blasted Margaret Court off the court in the prior match.
I wonder if the match with King was fixed, never know for sure I guess. Still, I think Riggs was almost 25 years or more her senior which does not quite spell an even match as she was at her prime and Riggs was at best in his twilight.
The match was fixed before it began.
Riggs was limited to hitting a narrow court, while King was allowed the complete doubles court.
This was at the time that Cher was provided dialogue to upbraid Sonny each week, and Archie Bunker was portrayed to represent the views of Riggs generation. This was just the beginning of what has since expanded to a wider media campaign of “dhimmizing” the white male.
Yes, but so was Margaret Court-Smith. I saw both matches. Riggs looked like he was dumping the match against King. It's one thing to lose, but he looked like he wasn't trying against King. Given Riggs's association with gamblers, it isn't hard for me to believe he threw the King match.