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Martina Navratilova is an 18-time-grand slam champion. She achieved this feat by staying focused on her goals and training hard. Along with this, she always made sure to have one more thing with her, a lighter side to her personality, one that made her more human than a superstar that she already was. She continues to bring focus into things that derive a chuckle from people and brighten up their day.

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Martina Navratilova on Elon Musk’s pronunciation

Martina Navratilova recently shifted her focus to Elon Musk but for a completely different reason than he is gaining attention for. It was regarding how he pronounced “De facto”. Martina took to her Twitter and stated, “Am I the only one who cares that Musk has no clue how to pronounce DE FACTO?”

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When further asked on how it should be pronounced, she stated, “It is Latin-so Deh Fukto (with or without the C) would be the proper pronunciation”.

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Elon Musk is originally from South Africa, and therefore the accent differs greatly from the American one. It is mainly because South African English follows the British format instead of the American one. He has stayed in the USA for more than 30 years.

However, he still has the same accent, which led to the tennis legend Martina pulling his leg in a fun way. Elon Musk is recently on the news because of his mammoth Twitter takeover announcement, which brought praises from Alexis Ohanian too.

Martina and Evert

Martina Navratilova is best known for her world-famous rivalry with Chris Evert. They have met each other 14 times in Grand Slam finals  and that is an astounding number for both of them to stand against each other. Both the players had raised the bar of women’s tennis. Their rivalry could be considered one of the best in modern day’s tennis. Such was the intensity with which they played.

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Chris Evert has recently been diagnosed with 1C Ovarian cancer. Prayers and messages have poured out from all over the world. One of them was that of Martina, who believes in Chris Evert and knows that her friend will recover soon.

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Shivali Sharma

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Shivali Sharma is a Tennis Writer and Content Manager at EssentiallySports. With an extensive experience of more than 3 years in writing and content management, Shivali has authored numerous articles concerning the ‘Queen of the Court’, Serena Williams, and the ‘Big 3’, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic, including their personal life, career, and more. In addition to this, Shivali is a sworn Djokovic fan who hails his grit in face of every challenge. Additionally, she roots for Jannik Sinner whose relentless gameplay she can’t help but admire. Apart from this, when she is away from writing, Shivali enjoys exploring the great outdoors through trekking and indulging in her passion for reading books.

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