Encouraging women—and also men—into other areas of tennis is vital to the growth of the sport, believes the trailblazer.

Ahead of the Rose Bowl, King and her wife, Ilana Kloss, cruised down the parade route in a dusty blue, 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III adorned with dozens of colored flowers.

People all over the world will tune in on January 1 for one of America's oldest New Year's traditions: the Rose Parade.

Fifty years since their debut, the band will take on an anniversary tour, Happy Birthday Boomtown: Celebrating 50 Rat Years ...