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Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

That happened between Billie Jean King (29) and Bobbie Riggs (55) in 1973. It was pretty light-hearted. Billie Jean won in straight sets 6-4, 6-3, 6-3.

https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/11998655/billie-jean-king-the-battle-of-the-sexes-documentary-on-match-vs-bobby-riggs

Yeah and that (and other since) were BS matches, who's ever heard of Bobbie Riggs , the dude looked geriatric, also tennis was a different game back then, wood rackets, less physical.

In today's game, I sincerely doubt the #1 woman could beat any man in the top 200, possibly lower. I recall a tournament in France where Andreeva (top 10, maybe higher) was in the final and the opponent defaulted prior, so to not send people home disappointed, the organizers "grabbed" some decent local guy from a local club and he still beat her !! my memory is fuzzy there..

I get the entertainment factor here, but I am lamenting they do not do one "real" damn set so we can settle this argument, THEN do the fun "play with a hand tied in your back" deal.