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Martina Navratilova is an entertainer on and off the court. It’s been a long time since she played her last tennis match. However, she still is one of the most loved tennis personalities in today’s tennis. Be it her accurate analysis or engaging commentary, the American never disappoints. Navratilova is also strong in her social media game. The 65-year-old is pretty active on Twitter and keeps her fans updated.

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Recently, the popular marketing professor and public speaker, Scott Galloway, shared a funny incident from Navratilova’s tennis match. The former world number 1 also reacted to it later.

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Martina Navratilova reacts to a funny clip from her playing days

Martina Navratilova was one of the top performers of her time. The intensity and muscle power of her was intense. In the clip, we can see Navratilova in the middle of a match. While in action she swings her racket to hit the ball, the racket flew out of her hands and nearly landed very close to the line umpire.

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The racket landed side on and didn’t fall back to the ground. Astonished with the landing herself, Navratilova raised both her arms to soak in the applause from the crowd.

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When Scott Galloway shared the clip with the caption ‘Hero’, Navratilova also reacted to it later. “Lol- never saw this, that’s funny,” she wrote.

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Navratilova responds to a fan who calls her GOAT

Martina Navratilova has never been a fan of comparing tennis players of different generations. Recently when Serena Williams retired, she echoed similar emotions about the GOAT debate. While many understood that Navratilova refrained from calling Serena the GOAT because she considers it to be herself. However, Navratilova’s recent interaction with one of her own fans makes it clear that she is not a biased person.

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A fan of Navratilova posted some facts and figures about Navratilova to claim that she is the Greatest of all time. The former world number 1 took to her Twitter account and gave an apt reply claiming that comparing players from different eras is just silly.

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While Navratilova might be right about the fact that the challenges are different for players of each generation, it’s nothing but out of love that fans call their favorite players this way.

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Gaurav Verma

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Gaurav Verma is a Tennis Author at EssentiallySports. He has post graduate diploma in management from IILM Graduate School of Management and a BBA degree from Bangalore University. He has 1-year of experience in the banking sector. A die-hard fan of Roger Federer; since childhood, and likes to follow all kinds of sports with a special interest in Tennis, cricket, and Field Hockey. He is a Hodophile and loves listening to soft music.

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