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In tennis, "Battle of the Sexes" describes various exhibition matches played between a man and a woman, or a doubles match between two men and two women in one case.The term is most famously used for an internationally televised match in 1973 held at the Houston Astrodome between 55-year-old Bobby Riggs and 29-year-old Billie Jean King, [4] which King won in three sets.
The Energi Danmark Champions Battle is a one-night tennis exhibition held each November since 2014. The event is held at the Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning, Denmark.In first two editions matches were played in front of a sold-out crowd of 7,000.
The Battle of Surfaces was a men's tennis exhibition match that was held on May 2, 2007, [1] between Roger Federer, the then top-ranked men's singles player, and Rafael Nadal, the then world No. 2 in men's singles. [2] The match was played in the capital city of Nadal's home island, Palma de Mallorca, in front of a home crowd at Palma Arena.
The Energi Danmark Champions Battle (Tennis Exhibition) Eurocard Open; G. La Grande Sfida; H. Hong Kong Tennis Classic; Hungarian Tennis Championships; I.
The Challenge of Champions was an exhibition tennis tournament. Featuring a roster of 8 invited players, it was not recognized by the sport's main sanctioning bodies, but was one of the most lucrative and better regarded non-tour events.
The Showdown of Champions was the tennis exhibition tournament with four tennis champions from different eras: Roger Federer, James Blake, John McEnroe and Björn Borg.The format of events was an extravaganza of challenge matches at the 12,000 seat Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, November 18, 2008.
In tennis history there have been a number of notable rivalries. This list reflects some of the great rivalries. [1] [2] [3] [4]For the pre-1991 eras, complete statistics on all matches is difficult to obtain in definitive form.
It was called the European Champions' Championship and from 1986 was renamed the European Community Championship (ECC). Its nickname was the "Gold Racquet" tournament because if a player won the tournament thrice within a 5-year span, he would also receive a special trophy, a life-size, 13.2- pound gold racquet studded with 1,420 diamonds ...