American tennis legend Martina Navratilova recently reacted to the controversial comments made by reigning five-time world chess champion Magnus Carlsen. Recently, the Norwegian accused American chess grandmaster Hans Niemann of cheating.

The accusation came after Niemann defeated Carlsen this month in a major upset. The 65-year-old tennis legend also has an interest in the game and reacted to the news. Here’s what she said.

Martina Navratilova of Magnus Carlsen’s accusation

The accusation came up as a big shock for the chess world. It’s a first-of-its-kind cheating allegation. While it’s coming from one of the all-time greatest grandmasters, there’s still no proof of it. Tennis legend Martina Navratilova took to her Twitter account to share the post from Carlsen.

“This is a serious accusation and, if true, quite the scandal… yikes,” she wrote.

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Earlier, the Norwegian lost to Niemann, this way ending his 53-game winning streak. Further, Carlsen withdrew from the competition even though there were six more rounds to follow.

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In reply, Niemann has denied any kind of cheating and accused Carlsen of trying to destroy his career.

Navratilova heaps praise of retiring Roger Federer

Swiss tennis maestro Roger Federer played his last professional tennis game recently. The 41-year-old entertained us all in three different decades and was the epitome of sportsmanship. Generally regarded as the best tennis player of the generation, the Swiss received an emotional farewell.

Playing in the Laver Cup, he partnered with Rafael Nadal to play against the American duo of Frances Tiafoe and Jack Sock. However, it turned out to be Federer’s last game. What followed next was an emotional speech from the 20-time Grand Slam champion.

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The whole world was on their feet to applaud Federer for a wonderful career. Tennis legend Martina Navratilova also extended her warm wishes to the retiring legend. Lauding the 41-year-old tennis star, Navratilova said she is privileged enough to have watched Federer play for over two decades. Further, she also wished the former world number one a happy retirement.