The Battle of the Sexes: A Tennis Showdown Like No Other

🎭The match was more than just a circus act, with deep and complex motivations.

🏛️The challenge was steeped in politics and sport, with a story worth telling without superficiality.

♀️Women in football could only turn professional relatively recently.

💼The difficulty of making a living from a sport if not turning professional impacts results.

💰Impact of the law on gender equality in state funding.

📚Use of state funds to support athlete scholarships until 1972.

🎩Bobby Rix organized extravagant exhibition matches to earn money post-sports career.

🐶Rix would show up in eccentric ways on the field to attract spectators.

🎉In the '70s, Bobby Rix found success in eccentric sports shows.