“Billie Jean Kingis known for winning the famous ‘Battle of the Sexes’ tennis match, and championing gender equality issues not only in sports, but in all aspects of life.”
Yawn. She would have been crushed by McEnroe, Sampras, or Federer. And everyone knows it.
The Williams sisters could probably beat a lot of guys. That’s mostly because they’re extremely manly.
If that’s an example, it’s a very bad one. Riggs had been retired from professional tennis for 20-odd years and getting near his 60s, while King was in her prime at 30. A later one with Connors vs. Navratilova, both in their primes, resulted in a Connors win despite Navratilova having a larger court and Connors getting only one serve per point.
It’s a shallow victory when the circumstances are loaded in your favor.
And I’d like to see how King would handle an Ivan Lendl serve. Ouch!