“It’s important to recognize Steffi Graf,” Billie Jean King backs initiative to correct biases against sportswomen after Novak Djokovic was named player with most weeks as World No. 1

Billie Jean King believes Steffi Graff should be recognized for spending most number of weeks as the world number one.


“It’s important to recognize Steffi Graf,” Billie Jean King backs initiative to correct biases against sportswomen after Novak Djokovic was named player with most weeks as World No. 1

Billie Jean King, Steffi Graf and Novak Djokovic

Billie Jean King has been a pioneer for women’s tennis for almost over 50 years. In fact, she was one of the founding members of the WTA Tour back in the 1970s. The American tennis legend never backs away from making the achievements of sportswomen being seen on the world stage.

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Recently, Billie Jean King backed the initiative named ‘Correct the Internet’ which aims to correct the biases against sportswomen and set the record straight. Novak Djokovic is undoubtedly one of the greatest tennis players of all time, having won 22 Major titles in his career so far. The Serbian recently reclaimed his world number-one ranking from Carlos Alcaraz after claiming an unprecedented 10th Australian Open title.

However, Google often comes up with the wrong answer when users search for the tennis player who has spent the most number of weeks as the world number one. Novak Djokovic has spent 374 weeks at the helm, whereas, German tennis legend, Steffi Graf has spent a record 377 weeks at the top.

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Billie Jean King wants Steffi Graf to get the honor she deserves

Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic

Despite spending the most weeks as the world number one, it is often Novak Djokovic‘s name that pops up when users search for the same. Billie Jean King wanted to correct the irregularity, hence she backs the ‘Correct the Internet’ initiative.

Billie Jean King wants Steffi Graf to get the honor she deserves, despite knowing the fact that Novak Djokovic will soon break the record. “Correct The Internet is a global initiative created to correct bias and help make sportswomen more visible. When searching for “which tennis player has spent the longest time ranked number 1,” the results often come up with Novak Djokovic, but the facts say it’s actually Stefanie Graf. Novak will soon claim the spot, but it’s important to recognize Stefanie to give her the honor she deserves,said Billie Jean King.

Novak Djokovic recently claimed an unprecedented 10th Australian Open title, after defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the finals in straight sets. This helped the Serbian reclaim his world number-one ranking, which he lost last season owing to his omission from several key tournaments. He is just a few weeks away from breaking Steffi Graf’s record of 377 weeks at the top of the ranking chart.

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