Cupa Fed se va numi Billie Jean King. Competiția își schimbă denumirea pentru a o onora pe Billie Jean King, marea jucătoare a tenisului, femeia a cărei bătălie pe tot parcursul vieții pentru egalitate și justiție socială a pus bazele generațiilor care au urmat.
“Este o onoare faptul că îmi poartă numele cupa mondială feminină de tenis şi este o responsabilitate pe care nu o tratez cu uşurinţă”, a declarat fosta sportivă, potrivit news.ro.
Billie Jean King şi-a dedicat viaţa luptei împotriva discriminării, iar valorile pe care le reprezintă reprezintă simbolurile turneului la care participă 116 naţiuni, notează itftennis.com.
King a câștigat 12 titluri de Grand Slam la simplu, inclusiv șase la Wimbledon. Dar cel mai faimos meci al său a venit în 1973 când l-a învins pe Bobby Riggs, în vârstă de 55 de ani, cu 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 în ”Bătălia Sexelor”, scrie ProSport. Meciul, considerat a fi o piatră de hotar în promovarea egalității femeilor, a fost urmărit la televizor de milioane de spectatori din întreaga lume.
King are în palmares şapte trofee Fed Cup.
Simona Halep și alte jucătoare i-au transmis mesaje video prin intermediul WTA legendarei jucătoare Billie Jean King.
— Petra Kvitova (@Petra_Kvitova) September 17, 2020
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