# Billie Jean King documentary charts her fight for equality and respect

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/give-me-the-ball-review-tennis-trailblazer-billie-jean-king-is-ferocious-force-for-equality/
- Published: 2026-11-11T11:00:47+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T11:32:20+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/nov/11/give-me-the-ball-review-billie-jean-king-documentary
- Topics: Culture, Sport, Tennis

## Key points

- Billie Jean King fought for equality in tennis.
- The film revisits her 1973 win over Bobby Riggs.
- It arrives on Disney+ on 22 November.

## Summary

The documentary *Give Me the Ball!* portrays Billie Jean King as a tennis champion who spent much of her career pressing for equal respect and prize money for women’s tennis. It also traces how her sporting success brought her into the public spotlight on questions of gender equality and sexuality.

The film features King’s own interviews, archive footage and contributions from her husband, Larry, alongside coverage of her role in launching the Virginia Slims women’s tour. It revisits her 1973 victory over Bobby Riggs in the “battle of the sexes”, as well as the media scrutiny around her sexuality. The documentary opens at Genesis in London on 13 November and arrives on Disney+ on 22 November.

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