Elton John of Wales' eating disorder. John replied, "Yes, I did. We were both bulimic." A longtime tennis enthusiast, he wrote the song "Philadelphia Freedom" in tribute to friend Billie Jean King's World Team Tennis team, the Philadelphia Freedoms. King was a player-coach for the team at the time. John and King remain friends and co-host an annual pro-am event to benefit AIDS charities, most notably Elton John's own Elton John AIDS Foundation, for which King is a chairwoman. John, who maintains a part-time residence in Atlanta, Georgia, became a fan of the Atlanta Braves baseball team when he moved there in
1975 US Open (tennis) ball bounce on the grass courts of Forrest Hills. Manuel Orantes defeated Jimmy Connors, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 Chris Evert defeated Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 Jimmy Connors / Ilie Năstase defeated Tom Okker / Marty Riessen, 6–4, 7–6 Margaret Court / Virginia Wade defeated Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King, 7–5, 2–6, 7–6 Rosemary Casals / Dick Stockton defeated Billie Jean King / Fred Stolle, 6–3, 7–6 Howard Schoenfield defeated Chris Lewis, 6–4, 6–2 Natasha Chmyreva defeated Greer Stevens, 6–7, 6–2, 6–2 1975 US Open (tennis) The 1975 US Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the