‘I’m Going to Beat Him Up’ – Martina Navratilova Once Threatened to Confront ATP Player Who Called WTA Players ‘Fat Pigs’

Over the years, we have seen many players attaining the status of legends in tennis. From the likes of Billie Jean King to Serena Williams and Roger Federer, these players have graced the sport with their audacious performances. Further, amongst them was Martina Navratilova, a multiple times Grand Slam champion across formats.

Early on in her career, Navratilova overcame all odds to make it to the big stage in tennis. Moreover, she moved to the United States from her native country to continue her dream of playing tennis. During her illustrious career, she went on to win 59 Grand Slam titles across formats, including 18 singles, 31 women’s doubles, and 10 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. While she was at the fag end of her career, she had a confrontation with Dutch tennis player, Richard Krajicek.

When Martina Navratilova slammed Richard Krajicek for his inappropriate comments

A former Wimbledon champion, Krajicek caused a massive stir after his inappropriate comments towards women tennis players. He said, “I said that 80 percent of the top 100 (women) are fat pigs, but I just over-exaggerated a little bit. What I meant to say is that only 75 percent, yes.”

However, Navratilova didn’t take his comments lightly, slamming him by saying, “I’m going to beat him up.” Subsequently, Krajicek replied to Navratilova, saying, “She should not take it personally, because she’s not a fat pig.”

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Further, Krajicek argued that women were always complaining that they didn’t earn as much as men. He went on to say that male tennis players played the best of five sets while female tennis players only played the best of three sets.

Why was Navratilova absent for the centenary celebrations of the Wimbledon centre court?

This year, the Wimbledon centre court completed 100 years. On this occasion, the tournament organizers invited former champions to grace the centre court. From Billie Jean King to Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, many tennis stars were present at this event.

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However, Navratilova had to skip the centenary celebrations at Wimbledon after testing positive for COVID-19.