May 13, 1973: The day Bobby Riggs “massacred” Margaret Court
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 13th, 1973, 55-year old Bobby Riggs thrashed Margaret Court, then the world No 2, in a match known as the "Mother's Day Massacre". It was an event that would lead to the famous "Battle of the Sexes" won by Billie Jean King against Riggs a few months later.
Alexandre Sokolowski
May 13, 2023
