Tennis9y
1977: The wildest event of all, the '77 Open—the final Slam at Forest Hills
If the early 1970s brought us the tennis boom, the 1977 US Open, the last to be played at its traditional home in Forest Hills, could be called the bust. The sport, after a decade of explosive ...
Tennis3y
Decades later, Renée Richards' breakthrough is as important as ever
The tennis authorities never stood a chance. With a supportive affidavit from King, Richards won her suit. Yet that wasn’t the end of the controversy. At the 1977 US Open, Richards drew Virginia ...