'Saturday Night Live' takes jab at women vs men in sports in skit inspired by legendary tennis match

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A pivotal moment in tennis history was the center of a "Saturday Night Live" skit that also points to a major debate currently going on across the country today. 

The "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match in 1973 was one of tennis Hall of Famer Billie Jean King’s defining moments of her career, as she, at 29, defeated 55-year-old Bobby Riggs, a three-time Wimbledon champion and world no. 1 in his prime, who boasted that men’s tennis was far superior to women’s. 

Using Netflix’s "Untold" series, which dives into sports stories from years past, as the foundation, SNL cast member Sarah Sherman and host Jason Mamoa star in the skit that begins by highlighting the real tennis match that happened. 

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Billie Jean King returns a shot against Bobby Riggs during a tennis match called Battle of the Sexes II at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas, Sept. 20, 1973. (Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

"It’s been 50 years since Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in the ‘Battle of the Sexes,’" a narrator begins. "She shocked the world and stood up to misogyny in the tennis community. But what if I told you she wasn’t the first?"

Enter "Charna Lee Diamond," Sherman’s character in the skit, who says, "If any man thinks they have what it takes to beat me, let’s play."

Riggs was the one to challenge King for their match. After King initially declined, Riggs faced Margaret Court instead. 

Court, at 30 years old and being a world number one herself, lost to Riggs in straight sets. 

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1973, TENNIS STAR BILLIE JEAN KING WINS ‘BATTLE OF THE SEXES’ IN HOUSTON.

In the SNL skit,