McEnroe, Navratilova ‘breached protocols’ with their protest banner
28 January 2020 - 16:49
Melbourne — Tennis greats Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe were rapped for breaking “protocols” at the Australian Open on Tuesday after they unfurled a protest banner demanding Margaret Court’s name be stripped from a main arena because of her controversial views.
The two legends had rounded on Court’s “homophobic” opinions on Monday, when the 77-year-old Australian was honoured on the 50th anniversary of her 1970 calendar-year Grand Slam...
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