“Everybody knows that it is wrong, but they’re after our young ones, that’s what they are after,” said Margaret Court, shown in 2015. (Tennis Australia/AFP Photo/)For decades, Margaret Court was known chiefly as the all-time majors winner in tennis, but she has increasingly gained notice for homophobic comments since leaving the sport. I don’t see why it should matter.”“It is now clear exactly who Court is: an amazing tennis player, and a racist and a homophobe,” Navratilova said in an open letter published Thursday (via the Sydney Morning Herald). She is actively trying to keep LGBT people from getting equal rights (note to Court: we are human beings, too). Serena Williams holds the record for most Grand Slam singles titles won during the Open era, with 23.

Source: Washington Post June 01, 2017 03:16 UTC