[srmanuel]

Riggs defeated Margaret Court before losing to Billie Jean King.

I think in 1992, a 40 year old Jimmy Conners and 35 year old Martina Navratilova had a pay-per-view match where Conners had only one serve and had to play the Doubles Court, Conners won easily.

[nickcarraway]

Bobby Riggs had been retired, and I believe he last won a tournament in 1949.

Also, an ESPN show said he used the overwhelming odds favoring him, and threw the match to pay off his gambling debt.

[nickcarraway]

Jimmy Connors said he bet $1 million on himself, plus that he wouldn’t lose 8 games.