The Battle of the Sexes

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The Battle of the Sexes was a nationally televised tennis match between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King, held at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas, on September 20, 1973. Riggs was a master showman, sports hustler, and a 1940s tennis star who, for three years, had once been the World No. 1 tennis player. He challenged King to a match after beating another top female tennis player, Margaret Court. King played a mostly defensive match, allowing Riggs to tire himself out, and beat him 6-4, 6-4, 6-3.