‘Things Money Can’t Buy’ – Martina Navratilova Congratulates Barack Obama for His Emmy Win and Takes an Indirect Swipe at Donald Trump

Martina Navratilova is currently covering the US Open as an analyst and commentator. Apart from discussing tennis, she is one of the most active social media users, especially on Twitter. She often tweets about tennis along with several other areas that intrigue her from time to time. One such area is politics, and the 59-time Grand Slam champion never misses a chance to take a swipe at the former President of the United States, Donald Trump.

Martina Navratilova takes a dig at Donald Trump while congratulating Barack Obama

On Saturday, the former president, Barack Obama, received an Emmy Award. Obama received an Emmy nomination for the best narrator for his work on the Netflix documentary series “Our Great National Parks.”

Navratilova used this as an opportunity to fire shots at Trump while congratulating Barack Obama. She stated, “Some things money can’t buy. Well done!!!”

Emmy Awards are given in the United States for outstanding individual achievement on television. Navratilova very much highlighted the fact that Obama has won this prestigious award, which is only given to someone for outstanding achievement, whereas Trump has none.

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Barack Obama was the most popular nominee in a category that included Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, David Attenborough, and Lupita Nyong’o for the award presented at Saturday night’s Creative Arts Emmys. Obama is only the second president to have won an Emmy. In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower became the first president to receive an Emmy Award.

Navratilova’s incredible stats

Martina Navratilova, one of the greatest female tennis players of all time, won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, 31 Grand Slam women’s doubles titles, and 10 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles during her career. The fact that she won her last title in mixed doubles with Bob Ryan in the 2006 US Open final at the age of 49 is simply amazing.

Navratilova held the world’s No. 1 ranking in singles for 332 weeks and doubles for a record 237 weeks, making her the only player in history to hold the top ranking in both singles and doubles for more than 200 weeks.

During their heydays on the tour, Navratilova vs. Chris Evert became an immensely popular fixture on the women’s tour, laying the groundwork for future rivalries and paving the way for women’s tennis to take center stage.

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