Martina Navratilova insists rising tennis star Coco Gauff has the ability to “change the world for the better” after the American delivered a powerful speech at a Black Lives Matter demonstration last month. Navratilova told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “She’s just so poised on and off the court. “She’s one of those people that can change the world for the better and she seems to want to do that. Coco Gauff impressed at Wimbledon last year (Steven Paston/PA)“Sport has always been at the forefront of social change and now it can be that again with Black Lives Matter and just equality for all. Martina Navratilova enjoyed huge success at Wimbledon during her career (PA)“And then you get to play tennis, watch tennis and talk about tennis.

Source: Express July 02, 2020 09:33 UTC