‘Is This Another Fake Take?’ – Martina Navratilova Reprimands a Novak Djokovic Fan After Getting Accused of Siding With US Establishment
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Martina Navratilova faced several issues when she moved to America. The crowd didn’t accept her at first and she had to put in a lot of effort to make the nation appreciate her. However, slowly, people started recognizing her as their own. However, there were some who believed that the US government influenced every stance she took back then as they gave her a permit to reside in the nation.
That mentality is still intact in many and Navratilova comes across it now and then. However, there are only a few incidences in which she indulges in an argument. Recently, something of that sort happened and the 18-time Grand Slam champion felt the need to speak.
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Navratilova’s response to an accusation regarding citizenship
While sharing her take on Novak Djokovic’s vaccination situation affecting his subsequent participation in the US Open Navratilova stumbled upon a weird piece of analogy.
When she pointed out that the Grand Slam is working in accordance with the government’s guidelines, a tennis fan presented her with a different argument.
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“To keep your US citizenship, you have to side with the US establishment. At least you can be diplomatic and not be mean to Djokovic. This is the point of contention. Nothing else,” the tweet read.
Where did you hear the keeping my citizenship? Is this another fake take being spread? There is no way to revoke someone’s citizenship unless they lied on their application. I didn’t. Try again about the establishment:)
Disagreement is not being mean…no?— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) August 22, 2022
To which the Czech-American responded, “Where did you hear the keeping my citizenship? Is this another fake take being spread? There is no way to revoke someone’s citizenship unless they lied on their application. I didn’t.”
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“Try again about the establishment. Disagreement is not being mean… No?” she added.
The nine-time Wimbledon champion doesn’t appreciate Djokovic‘s stand on vaccination. She believes that the Serbian star shouldn’t take part in events and put others at risk. Therefore, on the matter of his participation in the US Open, she firmly opposed his stance.
The role Martina Navratilova played
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The tennis veteran has given the sport a lot of records and marvellous matches. In fact, she, alongside Chris Evert, strengthened the foundation of women’s tennis. Their rivalry brought fans and gave vigour and vitality to WTA.
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Martina Navratilova, even after retiring from the sport, continued her affiliation with the sport. At present, the Hall of Famer uses her knowledge and understanding of the game for analytical and broadcasting purposes.