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Martina Navratilova Reacts as Mark Zuckerberg Faces a Lawsuit Regarding Cambridge Analytica Scandal

Published 07/23/2022, 12:46 PM EDT

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Former Czech-American tennis player Martina Navratilova has been working as an expert on various TV channels since her retirement. Apart from expressing her views on tennis, she often gives her take on various political matters as well.

Recently, the former tennis player reacted to news about the CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg’s lawsuit. According to sources, Zuckerberg and his other executives are going to give depositions in a lawsuit.

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Martina Navratilova gives thumbs up after hearing about Mark Zuckerberg’s news

Earlier, the 18-time Grand Slam champion Navratilova took to Twitter and posted two thumbs-up emojis after hearing the news about Mark Zuckerberg and his lawsuit.

Along with the CEO, Zuckerberg, the current COO Sheryl Sandberg, and some other executives will give depositions in a lawsuit regarding the Cambridge Analytica scandal. As per the court’s orders, Zuckerberg has to answer questions for six hours. Whereas, Sandberg needs to answer questions for around five hours.

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Notably, they were accused of sharing the data of their users with a third party illegally. Moreover, during the 2016 Presidential Campaign in the USA, the Cambridge Analytica firm allegedly took the personal data of millions of Facebook users without their approval.

Although Navratilova is not a politician, she does not shy away from expressing her political views. Earlier, she expressed her desire to join politics after taking inspiration from Hollywood actor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s incredible political prowess. Moreover, in the past, Navratilova criticized Trump heavily on multiple occasions. Recently, she took a dig at him for supporting the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series.

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Navratilova is one of the greatest players of all time

One of the most unique things about Navratilova was her longevity on the tennis court, as she played till 50. Moreover, she won a mixed doubles Grand Slam title at the US Open, at that age.

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Watch This Story: Martina Navratilova once used subtle humor to overcome a brutal defeat to Chris Evert. 

Nevertheless, her record as a professional tennis player has been untouchable. Notably, she won around 2189 matches in her career, which is the best number in the history of tennis, both male and female. Along with 18 Grand Slam singles titles, she also won 31 doubles and 10 mixed doubles; 59 Major titles in total.

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Debkinkar Maity is a Tennis Author at EssentiallySports. His desire to become a sports journalist inspired him to take up a degree in journalism and mass communication, and he hasn't looked back ever since. Following the sport for over a decade now, Debkinkar has an ardent love for Roger Federer.
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