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Talk about the most decorated players in tennis and you’ll often find the name of Martina Navratilova at the top. Such has been the stature of the Czech–American legend that she dominated women’s tennis during her prime days. In her illustrious career, Navratilova went on to win 18 Grand Slam singles titles. Additionally, she was tremendously successful on the doubles circuit too, winning 31 Grand Slam doubles and 10 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles.

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Navratilova was born in Czechoslovakia but had to move to the United States due to the deteriorating political situation in her native country. Recently, she visited the Czech Republic, where she enjoyed a good time with her family. However, she wasn’t happy with a media house sharing her picture on social media. Subsequently, she vented out her frustration.

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Martina Navratilova expresses her anger towards a media house

The 65-year-old took to Twitter to lash out at a media house for sharing her picture on her trip to the Czech Republic. She said, “And people wonder why I don’t take photos when I don’t feel that I look ok. Yeah, this guy is an a**, totally lied.”

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Earlier, a media house had reported about Navratilova visiting the Czech Republic, saying, The legend of world tennis @Martina spends a few summer days every year in the Czech Republic in Revnice, where she comes from. Martina likes golf, so she always finds time to play at the nearby Golf Resort Karlstejn, where her sister Jana is a member. Martina birdied the 3-par hole No. 12.” (Translated using Google Translate)

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Navratilova talks about Billie Jean King

During a recent podcast, Navratilova opened up about her rivalry with Billie Jean King. She mentioned that Billie wasn’t one of the best losers and that she gave her one of the worst handshakes ever.

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The two faced off against each other on 14 occasions. Navratilova managed to have a superior head-to-head record against Billie Jean King, winning 9 of the 14 matches played between them.

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