FRIENDS has become a cult classic show. It is probably the most viewed TV show around the world and has shaped pop culture for the current generation. The show ended in 2004 and is still going strong with new people discovering and discussing the show. The show even sparks several debates. Recently, a post on Reddit sparked a discussion in the comments about which tennis player was being referred to in an episode of the TV show. Was it Martina Hingis or Martina Navratilova?
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Martina Navratilova or Martina Hingis?
In one scene of the show, Chandler and Monica are playing tennis against Chandler’s boss and his wife. The episode was ‘The One With Chandler’s Work Laugh’. It shows Chandler pretending to play bad so that his boss does not feel insulted. However, Monica is not aware of what’s happening and plays to win. Chandler, mad at her for not pretending, screams ‘Martina’ at her.
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This scene is a lot more interesting once you realise Matthew Perry was a top-ranked junior tennis player in Canada. BTW can someone explain this joke to me? Chandler says "Okay, easy Martina" to Monica after she brags about beating the other team by u/eru777 in howyoudoin
But it was not clear who Chandler was talking about. This sparked a huge debate in the comment section of the post asking who it was Chandler was referring to.
One user said that the scene could be referring to either of the two legendary tennis players – Martina Hingis or Martina Navratilova.
Comment by u/ft5777 from discussion This scene is a lot more interesting once you realise Matthew Perry was a top-ranked junior tennis player in Canada. BTW can someone explain this joke to me? Chandler says "Okay, easy Martina" to Monica after she brags about beating the other team in howyoudoin
Another user said that it was a reference to the Czech-American legend, Martina Navratilova.
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Comment by u/ParticularArachnid35 from discussion This scene is a lot more interesting once you realise Matthew Perry was a top-ranked junior tennis player in Canada. BTW can someone explain this joke to me? Chandler says "Okay, easy Martina" to Monica after she brags about beating the other team in howyoudoin
Another user stated that it could possibly be Martina Hingis since she was ranked 1 at the time.
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Comment by u/BrigStandWatie from discussion This scene is a lot more interesting once you realise Matthew Perry was a top-ranked junior tennis player in Canada. BTW can someone explain this joke to me? Chandler says "Okay, easy Martina" to Monica after she brags about beating the other team in howyoudoin
Following the theme, another user said that since Navratilova is the most revered figure in tennis, people would think that it was her. But Hingis being more popular at the time the episode came out, it meant that the player the episode was referencing was Martina Hingis.
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Comment by u/scott-the-penguin from discussion This scene is a lot more interesting once you realise Matthew Perry was a top-ranked junior tennis player in Canada. BTW can someone explain this joke to me? Chandler says "Okay, easy Martina" to Monica after she brags about beating the other team in howyoudoin
Another user said that Hingis was more popular, therefore, Chandler was probably referring to her.
Comment by u/dandandubyoo from discussion This scene is a lot more interesting once you realise Matthew Perry was a top-ranked junior tennis player in Canada. BTW can someone explain this joke to me? Chandler says "Okay, easy Martina" to Monica after she brags about beating the other team in howyoudoin
The reply to the comment was favoring Navratilova over Hingis.
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Comment by u/TheGirlWithTheCurl from discussion This scene is a lot more interesting once you realise Matthew Perry was a top-ranked junior tennis player in Canada. BTW can someone explain this joke to me? Chandler says "Okay, easy Martina" to Monica after she brags about beating the other team in howyoudoin
Since the media perception of Navratilova was an ‘unlikable winning machine’, a user felt that she was the one being talked about in the scene.
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Comment by u/ancientrhetoric from discussion This scene is a lot more interesting once you realise Matthew Perry was a top-ranked junior tennis player in Canada. BTW can someone explain this joke to me? Chandler says "Okay, easy Martina" to Monica after she brags about beating the other team in howyoudoin
Another user stated that it was ‘definitely’ Martina Hingis.
Comment by u/appasdiary from discussion This scene is a lot more interesting once you realise Matthew Perry was a top-ranked junior tennis player in Canada. BTW can someone explain this joke to me? Chandler says "Okay, easy Martina" to Monica after she brags about beating the other team in howyoudoin
But another user jumped in by saying that the player being referred to was “100% Martina Navratilova.”
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Comment by u/Maximum-Brilliant-23 from discussion This scene is a lot more interesting once you realise Matthew Perry was a top-ranked junior tennis player in Canada. BTW can someone explain this joke to me? Chandler says "Okay, easy Martina" to Monica after she brags about beating the other team in howyoudoin
Whichever tennis player the scene was referring to, Hingis and Navratilova both probably showed off to their friends that they were talked about in the show.
