‘I Would Rather See Beyonce’- Martina Navratilova Scoffs at Roger Federer’s Laver Cup for Their Outrageous Prices

Martina Navratilova has brought name and fame to women’s tennis. So, she understands the value of the popularity of tennis as a sport. A rise in the audience who was interested in paying for the tour to watch her matches complimented her rise in tennis.

She took to her Twitter to comment on the abhorrent prices of the tickets to the Laver Cup which are to be held in September in London.

Martina Navratilova chooses music concerts over expensive Laver Cup tickets

Martina Navratilova took to her Twitter to comment on the expensive tickets’ prices. Moreover, she did not even shy away from making comparisons of the tickets with those of pop stars’ concert tickets.

She stated, “Wow… very pricey. I would rather see Pink, Annie Lennox, Beyoncé, Mary J Blige, Adele etc…” She took a dig at the Laver Cup for exorbitant prices on the tickets.

Why are Laver Cup tickets so expensive?

Roger Federer’s management firm, Team 8, organizes the Laver Cup. The Championship have always had more expensive tickets as compared to other tours. This is because the concept of the whole tour is different where Team Europe is against Team World and fans are always super enthusiastic to see the matches.

Other than that, Laver Cup issues floor seats which the other tours don’t. So, it is a rare opportunity for the fans to interact with their idols. Moreover, this year is extra special for Federer fans.

Roger Federer will make a comeback at the Laver Cup this year, which will be his first tour after his withdrawal from last year’s Wimbledon. After that, the player has undergone knee surgery and is focusing on making a complete recovery.

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Wimbledon too celebrated Roger Federer’s legacy on the centenary celebrations of the grasscourt major. The comeback of the player will be something that a lot of spectators would be looking forward to.

Navratilova-Chris Evert rivalry filled up the venues

The rivalry between Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert is something that brought immense popularity to the women’s sport.

Venues filled up when the players were against each other and they were on the opposite sides of the court a whopping 80 times in their glorious careers.

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Out of that, the players met each other 60 times in the finals of different tours. Martina Navratilova reigned the H2H series between the two by the ratio of 43:37.