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Arguably the greatest all-format player ever, Martina Navratilova has been really vocal on social media regarding various issues, not just about tennis. The former Czech-American tennis player often talks about political or controversial stuff, predominantly on Twitter.

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Recently, she took to social media and vented out her frustration regarding pro golf players leaving the PGA Tour and joining the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series. Due to this controversy, many fans and players have followed the recently concluded Open Championship with great interest, and so did Navratilova. Earlier, she took to social media to praise the winner Cameron Smith for his unbelievable display at the Championship.

Martina Navratilova praised Cameron Smith for winning the Open Championship

In the Open Championships, Smith played an amazing final round to clinch the victory against Rory McIlroy. After seeing the 28-year-old Smith’s incredible performance, the 18-time Grand Slam champion Navratilova took to Twitter and wrote, He is hottttttt.

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Meanwhile, many thought this would be a fairy tale tournament for the golfer from Northern Ireland, Rory McIlroy, as he was aiming for his 5th Major Championship. Eventually, he finished third behind Cameron Young. Notably, he has not won a Major since winning the PGA Championship back in 2014. Now the pro golfer has to wait another year to get his hands on a Major Championship.

Navratilova supported Tiger Woods’ stance on the LIV Golf series

Earlier, the legendary American golfer, Tiger Woods, talked about golfers choosing the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series, which garnered plenty of controversies among fans and players. According to Woods, players should not have turned their back on the PGA Tour, which gave them recognition in the first place. Additionally, he criticized the young players for not experiencing the PGA Tour first, as they went straight to the LIV Golf series.

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After Woods’ comments, Navratilova showed her support to Woods and the PGA Tour as she tweeted, “And Tiger would be right.

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Meanwhile, the 18-time Grand Slam winner recently covered the Wimbledon Championships, where she contracted COVID-19. However, she recovered well, and we could see her covering the next Grand Slam event.