US Open Tennis 2023 with Billie Jean King
First of all let me say , I LOVE tennis! I try to play at least 4 days a week. It really brings me JOY!
Hanging out with Billie Jean King and all the “GREATS” at Flushing Meadows is the best gig :)
Billie is a force to be reckoned with.
Five decades ago, the tennis great delivered an essential win for equality when she said she and her fellow female players wouldn’t compete at the annual tournament in Queens if their prize money didn’t match the men’s. Her crusade resulted in the U.S. Open becoming the first event to offer equal payouts.
Michelle Obama highlighted the feat’s 50th anniversary during a celebration Monday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium. And moments before King was to be honored Tuesday for her support of a different cause — free tennis programs for New York City youth — she received another surprise honor.
Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. declared Tuesday to be “Billie Jean King Day” in Queens, which is home to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center that hosts the U.S. Open.