“Chris Evert said something similar. She was asked if she could beat the #300 male player. Evert replied that her then-husband, John Lloyd, was ranked lower than #300 and regularly trounced her.”
Didn’t Billy Riggs beat Chris Evert with a bunch of chairs on his side of the court?
All I know is Bobby Riggs threw that match against Billie Jean King, and apparently made a mint betting against himself.
“Didn’t Billy Riggs beat Chris Evert with a bunch of chairs on his side of the court?”
I do remember that Bobby Riggs beat Margaret Court in 1973, before losing later to Billie Jean King.