Navratilova and McEnroe blast ‘homophobic’ Court as controversial great is honoured
27 January 2020 - 17:40
Melbourne — Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe lined up to criticise Margaret Court’s “homophobic” views on Monday as the Australian Open marked 50 years since the controversial tennis great’s 1970 calendar-year Grand Slam.
Navratilova said the devout Christian’s deeply conservative views were “actually hurting people”, while fellow American legend McEnroe called Court a “crazy aunt”...
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