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As far as U.S. tennis, we need new stars coming up in the pipeline, but I don't know if we have it.

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Billie Jean King
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: November 22
Sports Commentator
Tennis Coach
Tennis Player
Long Beach
California
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