Billie Jean King is named in the presidential delegation to the closing ceremony . - The first ever televised tennis match between Bobby Riggs and Gene Mayer takes place on ABC with a live audience of over 100 million viewers watching from New York City at Madison Square Garden. President Barack Obama also named Deputy Secretary of State William Burns and U.S . King wants Russia 's LGBT community `` to know they are not alone '' Russia has been criticized for its position on gay rights .
Billie Jean King is named in the presidential delegation to the closing ceremony . - The first ever televised tennis match between Bobby Riggs and Gene Mayer takes place on ABC with a live audience of over 100 million viewers watching from New York City at Madison Square Garden. King wants Russia 's LGBT community `` to know they are not alone '' Russia has been criticized for its position on gay rights .