“Serena Williams retiring, it’s that we no longer have to mention Margaret Court” Australian slammed for hurtful words over her claims of a bad reception at Wimbledon
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Serena Williams and Margaret Court
Margaret Court, the retired tennis legend from Australia is one of the greatest tennis players of all time and has the most number of singles Grand Slam titles. She has won 24 singles major titles that nobody has surpassed in the history of tennis followed by Serena Williams‘ 23 singles titles. Since Serena has retired from the competitive world, her record is still intact with only Rafael Nadal inching closer to it as he stands at 22 titles.
Court has won 19 Grand Slam women’s doubles and 21 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. Court’s all-surfaces singles career-winning percentage of 91.74 is the best of all time. She won 12 titles as an amateur and then after a period of retirement, returned as a professional to win 12 more titles. The 11-time Australian Open champion is also one of only six tennis players ever to win a Multiple Grand Slam set in two disciplines. She is currently a Christian Minister in Perth.
Famous journalist slams Margaret Court’s allegations of bad reception
There has been quite a debate with Court’s 24 titles being compared with Serena‘s 23 on who has the record for winning the most titles even though she had played in the Amateur era also which is not at all her fault. Apart from that, Court has been often criticized for her brutal and ruthless opinions on various issues over the years.
The 3-time Wimbledon champion Margaret Court opened up regarding the discrimination she had to face at Wimbledon. She felt that she was ignored for her existence despite being a legend of the sport with many accolades to her name. Famous journalist Ben Rothenberg shared a post slamming the Australian legend for her hurtful claims over receiving bad reception that left her feeling excluded at Wimbledon. He said, “If there’s a silver lining to Serena Williams retiring, it’s that we no longer have to mention Margaret Court with any regularity.“
He further added that ” It’s not an issue of tennis people being fearful of somebody being a Christian. There are lots of devout Christians on tennis tour who are fully embraced and popular. The difference with Margaret Court is that she’s consistently been a jerk.“
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