Belinda Bencic and the rest of the Swiss team capped off a near-perfect week at the Billie Jean King Cup Final in Glasgow with the title on Sunday. The Swiss players received medals and champion trophies, but received another special honor in the form of a “winner’s jacket” from tennis legend Billie Jean King himself.

The “winner’s jacket” is common at golf’s Augusta Masters, where all champions of the prestigious tournament receive a green jacket. At the Billie Jean King Cup, the champions received blue jackets on Sunday. I was deeply moved.

The blue shade of the BJK Cup Jacket is “Billy Blue”. This is the color that King himself often wore during his illustrious career, as well as in his historic 1973 Battle of the Sex match. This jacket is for BJK Cup champions only. .

A message from the King is engraved on the inside of the jacket, emphasizing the importance of gender equality and love.

“It’s more than just a jacket. It stands for ambition, gender equality and love. It’s making history,” King reads in a message he wrote.

King congratulated the Swiss team on winning its first BJK Cup title, talked about the importance of the jacket, and took a picture with the champion.

The 12-time Grand Slam singles champion later took to social media to thank designer Tory Burch for creating a winner’s jacket specifically for the tournament she founded. King also revealed that the Swiss team was the first recipient of the jacket.

“Thank you @toryburch for the incredible BJK Cup winner’s jacket. This is the first time a winning team has received a jacket,” King wrote on Twitter.

‘The Women’s World Cup of tennis just keeps getting better’ – Billie Jean King

Great Britain Compete at Billie Jean King Cup Finals 2022
Great Britain Compete at Billie Jean King Cup Finals 2022

Billie Jean King was thrilled to see the competitiveness of the 2022 edition of the BJK Cup and congratulated winner Switzerland and runners-up Australia on social media. She added that what many consider to be the ‘Women’s World Cup of Tennis’ continues to perform and improve.

“Congratulations to Switzerland, winners of the 2022 BJK Cup! And Cheers to Australia, who played great too. This Women’s World Cup of Tennis just keeps getting better,” King said on Twitter. wrote.

Switzerland reached the final with an impressive 7-1 win-loss record in the group stages of the Billie Jean King Cup Final earlier this week. Jill Teichmann won his first match against Emma Saunders in the final against Australia with his 6-3 4-6 6-3 victory over Switzerland to give his side the lead. Later, reigning Olympic her champion Belinda Bencic scored a Swiss deal with her 6-2 6-1 win over Ajula Tolimjanovic.

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