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John McEnroe calls for changes to schedule as injuries affect top stars

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are among a number of leading players who have struggled with injury this year.

The Independent UK · Sep 26

Melinda French Gates Is Worth $34.5B — but Refused to Invest in Her Daughter's Startup: 'I Wouldn't Put Money Into It'

Melinda French Gates says she did not fund daughter Phoebe Gates' startup, Phia, or use her contacts, so it could prove its viability independently.

International Business Times UK · Sep 21

Melinda French Gates once revealed she’s refusing to fund her Gen Z daughter’s startup—despite being worth over $34 billion

Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates has long warned that his kids won’t be coasting off his fortune—and Melinda French Gates is making sure that mindset starts early, by insisting her daughter raises capital on her own.

Fortune · Sep 20

Claudia Winkleman and Sir Lenny Henry among Wimbledon celebrities

American tennis champion Billie Jean King also joined stars in the Wimbledon royal box as week two kicks off.

Evening Standard · Jul 6

James Norton to Ncuti Gatwa: Who is in the Royal Box at Wimbledon today?

Wimbledon legend Roger Federer also bagged an invite for day eight

The Independent UK · Jul 6

Goolagong review – a lovely tribute to an Aboriginal tennis legend

She won seven grand slams, was ranked world No 1 and riled up Billie Jean King. But did this worthy yet syrupy drama really need to show her as a child hitting a ball against a wall with a plank of wood quite so many times?

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20

DC/DOX Film Festival: A kaleidoscope of America and beyond

Jason Dick talks with Sky Sitney about this year’s DC/DOX documentary film festival, which brings to Washington a slate of more than 100 nonfiction movies about Billie Jean King, Earth Wind and Fire, AI, a Washington Commanders superfan, Sea Monkeys and even Yugoslavian leader Josip Tito’s parrot.  Show Notes:

Roll Call · Jun 9

The PWHL trophy is headed to Canada, but the US is winning the women’s hockey moment

The young league will enter next season with four new US expansion teams, shifting the balance of franchises and reflecting a swell of interest in the sport

The Guardian - US · May 21

‘She could beat anyone’: 50 years on from Sue Barker’s French Open triumph

She thought the 1976 Roland Garros women’s singles title was the first of many; half a century later no British man or woman has repeated the feat

The Guardian - UK · May 20

Billie Jean King, 82, earns a college degree 65 years after starting at Cal State LA

Billie Jean King celebrated earning a college degree 65 years after first taking classes

The Independent UK · May 19