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‘Can We Move On?’ – Chris Evert Urges for Peace Amidst Ongoing Verbal Clash Between Martina Navratilova and Novak Djokovic Fans

Published 11/29/2022, 7:30 AM EST

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American tennis greats Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert are among the top tennis analysts in the world right now. While the two were great rivals in their playing days, the retired stars have formed a formidable team after their retirement. Both legends are quite active on Twitter.

Time and again we have seen Navratilova and Evert engaging in Twitter banter. Every time we see one of them getting heat from fans, the other rushes to support. However, this time Evert had enough of this fight and wanted Navratilova to stop. Here’s what happened.

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Evert wants Navratilova and Rennae Stubbs to move on

For the last three days, Martina Navratilova and Rennae Stubbs are fighting a tough battle with Novak Djokovic fans on Twitter. The fans who believe Navratilova and Stubbs are running an agenda to defame their favorite tennis star were all over these two.

Meanwhile, Navratilova made a comment on Djokovic’s racket-throwing incident. Many might find it sarcastic as well. Here’s what she wrote.

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“Here is what I think happened- Novak knew he couldn’t get to the ball, letting go of his racquet (in jest) he thought it might hit the ball- he was joking around- except it flew too far instead and into the stands. And the umpire has to give the warning. What do you think Rennae?”

Evert, meanwhile, kept an eye on the entire banter and decided to finally ask her friend to end this.

“I’m not @rennaestubbs but I’ve been listening to this whole debacle for 3 days now and I totally agree with your assessment… Can we move on?”

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It will be interesting to see if Navratilova takes her advice, or if the thread will continue.

Does Martina Navratilova overly criticize Djokovic?

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Martina Navratilova’s twitter banter with Djokovic fans is nothing new. There have been multiple occasions when Navratilova made a comment regarding the Serb and his fans were quick to jump in. Earlier this year, a statement from Djokovic regarding his rivalry with Nadal didn’t go well with the 18-time Grand Slam champion.

She objected to the statement that Djokovic made about the duo playing the most against each other in the history of the sport. The record is actually with Navratilova and Evert, who faced off in an incredible 80 matches.

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Do you think Navratilova has a problem with Djokovic or is it just that she is doing her job as an analyst and fans are overreacting? Let us know your views in the comments section.

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Gaurav Verma

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Gaurav Verma is a Tennis Author at EssentiallySports. He has post graduate diploma in management from IILM Graduate School of Management and a BBA degree from Bangalore University. He has 1-year of experience in the banking sector.
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