For those who weren't alive when the match took place, nearly 50 years ago, it's hard to understand the magnitude of the event and just how significant King's victory was for women's equality, both inside and outside the sports world. It stars Emma Stone as King, whose victory in the match legitimized women's tennis in the eyes of millions, and Steve Carell as the braggadocio Riggs, a gregarious self-promoter who relished being back in the spotlight at the age of 55. Battle of the Sexes, a film about the famed 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, premieres in theaters Friday.
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