Meet the only British champion at the Eastbourne Open in the tournament’s 52-year history
British tennis fans have been waiting a long time. Virginia Wade, a six-time major champion across singles and doubles, is the one and only British…
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Alex Eala reacts after winning the same trophy as Martina Navratilova and Billie Jean King, ‘I’m so honoured’
Alex Eala defeated Nikola Bartunkova, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5, in the Birmingham Open final. The Filipina had to work hard for her maiden grass-court title, battling…
Billie Jean King sends message to Elena Rybakina after Australian Open triumph
Elena Rybakina secured her second Grand Slam title on Saturday after defeating Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open final. The Kazakhstani star beat the world…
Billie Jean King says what people need to understand about Serena Williams
Billie Jean King, like many, has been left excited at the prospect of Serena Williams returning to professional tennis. After all, it would see one…
Billie Jean King reacts to rumours that Serena Williams might be returning to professional tennis
Serena Williams, despite having retired in 2022, remains a prevalent figure within the tennis community. After all, she is widely considered one of the greatest…
Billie Jean King responds when asked if she thinks Aryna Sabalenka’s Battle of the Sexes undermines women’s tennis
Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios are due to play in one of the most controversial tennis matches in recent memory later this month, renewing the…
What Rod Laver said he liked about Billie Jean King’s play style in 2019 that no other woman did
Rod Laver and Billie Jean King are two of the most influential tennis players to have ever played the sport. Without them, much of what…
Who Billie Jean King once said was her greatest tennis player of all time over the Big Three
Many have tried to close the lid on the unrelenting tennis ‘greatest of all time’ debate, but this is an argument that will likely never…
The massive rule change Billie Jean King called for in 2024 that has still not been implemented
Billie Jean King is quite possibly the most influential figure in the history of tennis. King, a winner of 12 Grand Slam singles titles, was…
He was the first American man to win the Australian Open in the Open Era who Billie Jean King called an ‘inspiration’
In 1969, the first-ever Australian Open tournament took place under the new umbrella of the ‘Open Era’, which allowed professional athletes to compete with amateurs.…
