Bianca Andreescu’s open letter to Billie Jean King & Original 9 before 50th anniversary
Fifty years ago, nine female tennis players – including Bille Jean King – risked their careers by signing up for a new tournament. Despite the threat of being banned from Grand Slams, they made the move to try to improve pay and opportunities in the women’s game. Their actions on 23 September 1970 eventually led to the creation of the WTA Tour, and then later equal prize money at the Grand Slams and other events, making tennis one of the most equal sports. Here, 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu writes an open letter to those players, known as the “Original...
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