{"id":37595,"date":"2022-06-05T13:39:15","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T13:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/king-proud-of-swiatek-gauff-for-stepping-up-roland-garros\/"},"modified":"2022-06-05T13:39:15","modified_gmt":"2022-06-05T13:39:15","slug":"king-proud-of-swiatek-gauff-for-stepping-up-roland-garros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/king-proud-of-swiatek-gauff-for-stepping-up-roland-garros\/","title":{"rendered":"King proud of Swiatek, Gauff for ‘stepping up’ – Roland-Garros"},"content":{"rendered":"
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King received the Legion d’Honneur from French President Emmanuel Macron at \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace on Friday in honor of her fight for women’s sport, gender equality and the rights of LGBTQ people in sport.<\/p>\n

On the 50th anniversary of her sole Roland-Garros triumph, King has been bestowed another honor.<\/p>\n

In a nod to her trailblazing fight for gender equality, she will become the first woman to present the Coupe des Mousquetaires to the men’s champion on Sunday.<\/p>\n

While grateful for the platform she has gained as a Grand Slam-winning great, one thing stands tall about being Billie Jean King.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything is relationships,\u201d she said. \u201cI got to see (former rival) Fran\u00e7oise Durr this year, I got to see people I really care about and love. That’s everything.<\/p>\n

“It’s really about the relationships, not how many titles you have won.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

King received the Legion d’Honneur from French President Emmanuel Macron at \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace on Friday in honor of her fight for women’s sport, gender equality and the rights of LGBTQ people in sport. On the 50th anniversary of her sole Roland-Garros triumph, King has been bestowed another honor. In a nod to her trailblazing fight …<\/p>\n

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