THE ROVING PECKER PRESENTS: "How Long Do We Need To Keep Thanking Billie Jean?" by Emma (aka The Tennis Chick)!
Greetings, Manor Hors! Periodically, "The Roving Pecker" presents urgent missives from filthy esteemed guest writers. Today's is from Emma (aka The Tennis Chick): How long do we need to keep thanking Billie Jean? Someone forgot to send Coco Gauff the memo reminding her that she was supposed to bow and scrape and celebrate the 50th anniversary of Billie Jean’s accomplishment before celebrating her own victory at the US Open. As she received the check for her $3 million prize money, Coco shouted, “Thank you, Billie, for fighting for this!” and the crowd roared its approval. But to me, Billie seemed like she wanted her own moment. As she handed Coco the winner’s trophy, she seemed to expect Coco to take one handle as Billie Jean continued holding the other while the cameras clicked and clicked. Instead, Coco excitedly snatched the trophy out of both of Billie Jean’s hands and turned to smile radiantly for the cameras as she lifted it aloft. The moment was only hers. Let’s...