Fed Cup to be re-named Billie Jean King Cup

Almost 60 years after Billie Jean King helped the United States win the inaugural Fed Cup, the team event is being
Fed Cup to be re-named Billie Jean King Cup

NEW YORK: Almost 60 years after Billie Jean King helped the United States win the inaugural Fed Cup, the team event is being re-named in honour of the greatest trailblazer in women's tennis. The competition, revamped this year to feature a 12-nation finals week to rival the men's Davis Cup, would from 2021 be known as the Billie Jean King Cup, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said in a statement. King, a 12-times Grand Slam singles champion and the founder of the Women's Tennis Association, said she was "humbled" to have the competition named after her. This year's finals, scheduled for Budapest in April, were postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Agencies

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