Battle of the sexes, exhibition tennis match between billie jean king and bobby riggs that took place on september 20, 1973, inside the astrodome in houston When could the ‘battle of the sexes’ take place Directed by jonathan dayton, valerie faris
With emma stone, steve carell, andrea riseborough, natalie morales
20, 1973, which pitted bobby riggs against billie jean king, was over in three straight sets and just a little more than two hours.
Billie jean king’s victory over bobby riggs in the 1973 battle of the sexes became a pivotal moment for women’s sports and gender equality. It’s hard to explain, if you weren’t there at the time, why the battle of the sexes—the 1973 tennis match between billie jean king and bobby riggs—was so important
