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LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 10: Martina Navratilova of United States of America and Cara Black of Zimbabwe (not pictured) in action during the Ladies Invitational Doubles against Mary Joe Fernandez of United States of America and Ai Sugiyama of Japan (not pictured) at The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship at the All England Lawn and Tennis Club at Wimbledon on July 10, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Simon Bruty/Anychance/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 10: Martina Navratilova of United States of America and Cara Black of Zimbabwe (not pictured) in action during the Ladies Invitational Doubles against Mary Joe Fernandez of United States of America and Ai Sugiyama of Japan (not pictured) at The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship at the All England Lawn and Tennis Club at Wimbledon on July 10, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Simon Bruty/Anychance/Getty Images)
Talk about the most decorated players in tennis and you’ll often find the name of Martina Navratilova at the top. Such has been the stature of the Czech–American legend that she dominated women’s tennis during her prime days. In her illustrious career, Navratilova went on to win 18 Grand Slam singles titles. Additionally, she was tremendously successful on the doubles circuit too, winning 31 Grand Slam doubles and 10 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles.
Navratilova was born in Czechoslovakia but had to move to the United States due to the deteriorating political situation in her native country. Recently, she visited the Czech Republic, where she enjoyed a good time with her family. However, she wasn’t happy with a media house sharing her picture on social media. Subsequently, she vented out her frustration.
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Martina Navratilova expresses her anger towards a media house
The 65-year-old took to Twitter to lash out at a media house for sharing her picture on her trip to the Czech Republic. She said, “And people wonder why I don’t take photos when I don’t feel that I look ok. Yeah, this guy is an a**, totally lied.”
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LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 09: Martina Navratilova in the royal box during the. Women’s Single Final at The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship at the. All England Lawn and Tennis Club at Wimbledon on July 9, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Simon Bruty/Anychance/Getty Images)
Earlier, a media house had reported about Navratilova visiting the Czech Republic, saying, “The legend of world tennis @Martina spends a few summer days every year in the Czech Republic in Revnice, where she comes from. Martina likes golf, so she always finds time to play at the nearby Golf Resort Karlstejn, where her sister Jana is a member. Martina birdied the 3-par hole No. 12.” (Translated using Google Translate)
And people wonder why I don’t take photos when I don’t feel that I look ok. Yeah, this guy is an ass, totally lied.
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) August 7, 2022
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Navratilova talks about Billie Jean King
During a recent podcast, Navratilova opened up about her rivalry with Billie Jean King. She mentioned that Billie wasn’t one of the best losers and that she gave her one of the worst handshakes ever.
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The two faced off against each other on 14 occasions. Navratilova managed to have a superior head-to-head record against Billie Jean King, winning 9 of the 14 matches played between them.
