Billie Jean King: "There is still work for gender equality"

This week marks the beginnings of qualifying at Roland Garros for the tennis world.

Last Thursday, on the other side of the Atlantic, Billie Jean King, the legend of women's tennis with 39 Grand Slam titles, including 12 in singles, returned to the fore.

To mark the 50th anniversary of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), which still governs women's tennis and of which it was one of the pioneers, the Fed Cup, the women's counterpart of the Davis Cup, has thus been renamed "Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas ”, named after the eight-time winner of the event.

The former world number one confided in

, on his long fight for gender equality in sport and society.

LE FIGARO.

- What does this team competition which will bear your name mean to you?

Billie Jean KING.

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First of all, I can't believe it's happening.

And it's a great honor and a great opportunity to try and help our sport, tennis, to grow and add

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