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Talking tennis with Billie Jean… you talk about that September marks the 37 year anniversary of the famous battle of the sexes match between you and Bobby Riggs what do you remember most about that match. I was nervous. Before and for two months I was Iraq and I got warm more …
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King of the court… your best remembered. For defeating a 55 year old man Bobby Riggs are you okay with that being your place in history ..... change. Being an agent of change but I knew I played Bobby Riggs I was really on. I have such total respect for him the …
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Tennis season getting back into full swing
… Battle of the Sexes, part of the $12,000 Gettel Nissan Series, will be played Sunday at Palm-Aire. Revisiting the Bobby Riggs -Billie Jean King match held in 1973 in the Houston Astrodome, 48-year old Erik Luxembourg will battle 31-year …
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Margaret Court's anti-gay remarks threaten Happy Slam - News | FOX Sports on MSN
… and Navratilova, historical voices still considered part of the pillars of today’s game. In 1973, Court lost to Bobby Riggs , a retired tennis champion in his mid-50s, who had said he could beat any woman. It was the beginning of “The Battle …
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U.S. Open Men's Finals Results
… 3-6, 4-6, 6-2. 1941 - Bobby Riggs def. Frank Kovacs, 5-7, 6-1 ..... 6-3. 1940 - Donald McNeill def. Bobby Riggs , 4-6, 6-8, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5. 1939 - Bobby Riggs def. Welby van Horn, 6-4 …
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Interview With Rory McIlroy; Interview With Billie Jean King
… you beat his butt. KING: Bobby. MORGAN: The famous Bobby Riggs . KING: Yes, that was 1973. If I can set the scene ..... have anything like that. MORGAN: Set the scene for the Bobby Riggs challenge. He's like this, quite arrogant -- KING …
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ASK THE ANORAK
… first male to achieve this feat in 1937. He then repeated the remarkable act the following year. Another American, Bobby Riggs , then followed in Budge's footsteps, winning all three titles in 1939. Aussie Frank Sedgman is the only other male …
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U.S. Open Men's Champions
… Jack Kramer 1945 - Frank Parker 1944 - Frank Parker 1943 - Joe Hunt 1942 - Ted Schroeder 1941 - Bobby Riggs 1940 - Donald McNeill 1939 - Bobby Riggs 1938 - Don Budge 1937 - Don Budge 1936 - Fred Perry 1935 - Wilmer Allison 1934 - Fred Perry 1933 …
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Wimbledon Men's Champions
… Schroeder 1948 - Bob Falkenburg 1947 - Jack Kramer 1946 - Yvon Petra 1940-45 - No tournament, World War II 1939 - Bobby Riggs 1938 - Don Budge 1937 - Don Budge 1936 - Fred Perry 1935 - Fred Perry 1934 - Fred Perry 1933 - Jack Crawford 1932 …
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French Open Men's Final Results
… Jaroslav Drobny, 3-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3. 1940-45 - No tournament, World War II 1939 - Don McNeill def. Bobby Riggs , 7-5, 6-0, 6-3. 1938 - Don Budge def. Roderich Menzel, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. 1937 - Henner Henkel def …
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Sports history
… 6-0 for her fourth straight singles title at Wimbledon . 1939 - Bobby Riggs beats Elwood Cooke in five sets to win the men's singles title at ..... in Houston for the Battle of the Sexes between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs .
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Wimbledon Men's Final Results
… Yvon Petra def. Geoff Brown, 6-2, 6-4, 7-9, 5-7, 6-4. 1940-45 - No tournament, World War II 1939 - Bobby Riggs def. Elwood Cooke, 2-6, 8-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. 1938 - Don Budge def. Bunny Austin, 6-1, 6-0, 6-3 …