“Battle of the Sexes”, 2017

The movie “Battle of the Sexes” is based on the story of a real match between veteran tennis player Bobby Riggs and one of the best tennis players of the 1970s Billie Jean King, who had to prove that women’s tennis is just as entertaining and interesting, and that fees should be charged regardless of gender. Her opponent Riggs, on the contrary, ridiculed the claims of female tennis players, and decided to prove his point on the court by challenging Billie Jean King. In the U.S., this match in 1973 was watched by 48 million people, and how the fight ended, see the movie.