FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 10, 2018. Billie Jean King sits in the Royal Box on Centre Court. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
LONDON (Reuters) - American trailblazer Billie Jean King says the revamped Fed Cup Finals taking place in Budapest in April shows women's tennis remains the leader in the battle for equality for women's sport.
King, who fought the establishment to create the professional Women's Tennis Association (WTA) in 1973, was present at the Fed Cup draw on Tuesday as the 57-year-old women's team event launched a new chapter.
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