Billie Jean King: On Serena, Federer, Pokemon Go at US Open
NEW YORK — Billie Jean King’s plaque is a “Pokemon Go” stop at the U.S. Open.
The picture of King, with her accomplishments listed in bronze, greets visitors in the walkway to the USTA facility in Queens that bears her name. She tweeted: “Have fun kids … and adults!”
It’s been 10 years since the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows was renamed in her honour on Aug. 28, 2006. The 39-time Grand Slam champion also noted on her twitter page that Althea Gibson became the first African-American to play in the U.S. Championships 66 years ago.
She tweeted her signature line, “You have to See it to Be it,” along with “Mi Casa Es Su Casa.”