KNTV NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt June 4, 2024 23:28:00
Was much bigger than a tennis match. i knew it was about social change. >> reporter: she shut down the doubters beating riggs in three straight sets. >> after i won, he came up to the net and said, i underestimated you. >> people underestimated you a lot as one of the very early pioneers. >> i think people underestimate women in general, and i'm sure they underestimated you too. >> reporter: it cemented her status as one of the greats. >> every day since that day someone brought the match up, so i know that it affected a lot of people, so i think it helped change the hearts and minds of people...
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