Retired tennis great Billie Jean King believes women's sports are at another 'tipping point,' as the U.S. Open celebrates 50 years of equal prize money with the Grand Slam's grand dame taking centre stage in New York.
NEW YORK, Aug 24 - Retired tennis great Billie Jean King believes women's sports are at another "tipping point," as the U.S. Open celebrates 50 years of equal prize money with the Grand Slam's grand dame taking centre stage in New York.
"I'm thinking, 'God, I only got 10 and he got, you know, got 15'," she told reporters on Thursday, recalling a news conference she participated in at the time. "So I said to everyone and I was just feeling this... I said, 'This really stinks. I don't think the girls will be back'." The Australian Open took another 28 years to do the same. Roland Garros equalised prize money across the board in 2007, after offering equal paydays to champions only in 2006, and Wimbledon evened up their men's and women's purse in 2007.
Artwork celebrating the milestone adorned buildings and saturated the offerings at a gift shop in the tennis centre named for King on Thursday.The celebration coincides with the 50th anniversary of the WTA - which"We're at the tipping point where people think there's money in women now," said King, who in 2020 joined the investment group for the National Women's Soccer League team Angel City FC. "That's why they're buying soccer teams.
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