![]() Yannick Noah and Justine Henin played a friendly match at the Forest National in Brussels in December 2003. The US Open champion believed she could take on and beat the best players in the men's game - she even applied for a wild card entry to take part in a men's singles event, the Eurocard Open, but this did not eventuate, mainly because she could not compete as she was not a man. In 1999 when Serena Williams was 18 and ranked 4th in the world, she re-opened the debate on whether women can compete with men in professional sport. I hit shots that would have been winners on the women's tour and he got to them easily." Serena said afterwards "I didn't know it would be that hard. ![]() Before the matches, Braasch played a round of golf in the morning, drank a couple of beers, smoked a few cigarettes, and then played the Williams sisters for a set each, one after the other. The challenge was accepted by Karsten Braasch, a German player ranked No 203 (his highest ranking was No 38). Karsten Braasch v the Williams SistersÄuring the 1998 Australian Open, sisters Serena and Venus Williams boasted that they could beat any man ranked outside the world's top 200. ![]() Navratilova lost 7-5, 6-2, even though she was allowed two serves to Conner's one and played to the doubles court. Martina Navratilova (aged 36) played a match against the retired Jimmy Connors (aged 40) on 25 September 1992 at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. What point does this make, a female champion of the day beating an old guy well past his prime? Jimmy Connors v Martina Navratilova The match was held on September 20, 1973, with King easily beating Riggs in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. ![]() The match against King was highly hyped in an endless series of press conferences and feature articles, with King becoming the poster child for the entire women's liberation movement. Immediately after Bobby Riggs had beaten Margaret Court, he challenged the current women's champion Billie Jean King. Women v men game Bobby Riggs v Billie Jean King ![]()
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