FILE PHOTO: Oct 29, 2022; Washington, D.C., USA; Billie Jean King talks with youth players before the NWSL championship game between the Portland Thorns FC and the Kansas City Current at Audi Field. Mandatory Credit: Jessica Rapfogel-USA TODAY Sports
(Reuters) - The green jacket awarded to winners at golf's Masters has been an iconic prize in sport for decades but this year's Billie Jean King Cup champions will get to make their own sartorial statement with a 'Billie Blue' jacket.
The winning team of the 12-nation women's tennis tournament will be the first female professional athletes to be awarded a jacket in recognition of their triumph.
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