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The 18-time Grand Slam champion Martina Navratilova never shies out to express her opinion and her support on social media, especially on Twitter. Recently, after Twitter ownership shifted to Elon Musk, the American tennis star is leaving no stone unturned in mocking its new owner.

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The Tennis legend has quite a fan following on Twitter, even after she retired from the sport decades ago. She has made her own name in the tennis world, which is remembered even today, and her rivalry with Chris Evert still holds a special spot in their fans’ hearts. 

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Martina Navratilova mocks Elon Musk’s new Twitter policies

The American tennis star has been very clear about her stand in the Elon Musk verified Twitter account controversies. And recently she took to her Twitter account to warn a journalist when he shared a space X video over a tweet and took a dig that he might not be able to do that thing again. 

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The journalist wrote, “Hey @elonmusk – I caught your rocket on video from a plane! Video gets better towards end.” The video featured the popular and well-known space X which was successfully launched a year ago by an aerospace manufacturer and space transport company Elon Musk. The starship is one of the biggest achievements of the American businessman.

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The 59-time Grand Slam Champion re-tweeted the video and wrote, “So glad you saw this and could tweet it, because in a few weeks that might not be happening…” Nevertheless, here she hints at the changing Twitter policies. Moreover, the policies might even restrict people from sharing these close details in the upcoming weeks.  

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Navratilova is not scared of letting her blue tick disappear

A short while after, an American businessman acquired control of Twitter, one of the biggest social media platforms worldwide. The blue tick verification was the first section where the pit of policies underwent alteration. The account holder must subscribe for an $8 monthly fee in order to keep their verified Twitter account active.

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She stated on social media shortly after this announcement that it wouldn’t affect her in any way.

The former world number one thinks that her fans are aware of who she is. Thus she doesn’t need a verification seal to interact with them on Twitter.

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