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Billie Jean King wants French Open to have more women's night matches
•Amelie Mauresmo said men's tennis has more appeal at the moment and it was hard for her to find star players or high-wattage matchups in the women's draw to spotlight
Billie Jean King receives France's Legion of Honor award
•King, who is in France as the French Open concludes, received the award in recognition of her contributions to women’s sports, gender equality and the rights of LGBTQ people in athletics.
Billie Jean King Cup draws mixed feelings in maiden edition, labelled 'work in progress'
•The International Tennis Federation (ITF) revamped the original Fed Cup into a tournament, world-cup-like format, following a similar decision on the Davis Cup.
Rafael Nadal, Naomi Osaka win top Laureus sports awards; Bayern Munich Team of the Year
•World number two Nadal claimed his fourth Laureus award as he was recognised for his 13th French Open and record-equalling 20th major.
Billie Jean King's upcoming memoir to dive into her celebrated career, the famed Battle of the Sexes match
•King, 77, will also write about her activism on behalf of women in tennis and beyond, and such private struggles as an eating disorder and acknowledging her sexual identity.
Billie Jean King says upcoming memoir 'All In' will be 'first portrait of her life in full'
•In All In King will write about her activism on behalf of women in tennis and beyond, and such private struggles as an eating disorder and acknowledging her sexual identity.
Naomi Osaka credits Serena Williams, Billie Jean King for inspiring her to invest in US soccer team North Carolina Courage
•Osaka, who is in Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open, said she had noticed other sportspeople making similar commitments and "I always thought it was really cool".
Tennis celebrates 50th anniversary of the 'Original 9' trailblazers who stood for equality in 1970
•'Original 9' broke away from the US tennis establishment to form Virginia Slams circuit, on $1 contract, in 1970 due to inequal prize money. WTA Tour they helped create offered 55 events in 29 countries and a total of $179 million in prize money in 2019
Fed Cup renamed to Billie Jean King Cup in honour of former tennis great, pioneer for women's tennis
•King's association with the Fed Cup goes back to its founding, when she was a member of the US team that won the inaugural tournament in 1963 at Queen's Club in London.
US Open 2020: 'Naomi Osaka is special', Twitter reacts to Japanese World No 9's comeback win in final
Fpsports •Check out some of the best twitter reactions to Naomi Osaka's incredible come-from-behind victory over Victoria Azarenka in the US Open 2020 final.