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Tennis, Anyone?

August 24, 2006

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20060824_king.jpgThe Associated Press and The Advocate are reporting good news for gay tennis heroes.

On Monday, the United States Tennis Association will rename the National Tennis Center “The Billie Jean King Tennis Center,” during the opening ceremony for the U.S.Open.

She’s been a hero of ours since we tried out for the tennis team in high school, and realized that there are few sports available to nerdy gays like us. Billie Jean made it seem easy.

Here are some things that have happened to Billie Jean:

She’s been thrown out of the US Tennis Association for joining “The Virginia Slims Tour.”
She was on Life Magazine’s list of the “100 Most Important People of the 20th Century.”
She is the only woman to win U.S. singles titles on all four surfaces—grass, clay, carpet, and hard.
She won a record 20 Wimbledon titles and 13 U.S. Open championships.
She beat Bobby Riggs in the famous "Battle of the Sexes" match in 1973
She’s been publicly outed as a lesbian and had millions of dollars in endorsements taken from her.

So this is vindication for our girl Billie. And just about every tennis star around is rushing to agree.

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