With 39 Grand Slam titles under her belt, Billie Jean King is a major pioneer not just for women in tennis, but also the breakfast and the 7-train crowd.

It turns out US tennis legend BJK likes plain pancakes for breakfast, with sugar-free syrup. That has been her morning fare at Pershing Square near Grand Central Terminal ahead of play at the US Open.

A witness said, “She was popular and humble amongst the massive crowds grabbing breakfast.”