
On this day in history, September 20, 1973, tennis star Billie Jean King wins 'Battle of the Sexes' in Houston
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Tennis star Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in the so-called "Battle of the Sexes" on Sept. 20, 1973, in an event that helped elevate the profile of female athletes.
"It was about social change, much more than about tennis." Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
King won the tennis match in straight sets (6-4, 6-3, 6-3) before more than 30,000 spectators at the Houston Astrodome and millions more around the country and the world on television.
"Not one day has passed that someone has not asked me about that match," King told Fox News Digital in an emailed comment two years ago, on the 49th anniversary of her win.
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