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'Mine was for social change, this is not' - King on Battle of the Sexes

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Tennis great Billie Jean King says the 'Battle of the Sexes' match between Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios is "not the same" as her era-defining meeting with Bobby Riggs.

American King famously beat self-proclaimed chauvinist Riggs 6-4 6-3 6-3 in Houston in September 1973 for a winner-take-all prize of $100,000 (£74,765).

An estimated 90 million people worldwide watched King, then aged 29, win the best-of-five set match against a 55-year-old former Wimbledon and US Open singles champion - and it is remembered as a key part of the women's rights movement and push for equality in sport.