In recent months, Martina Navratilova has been very active on social media and has voiced some strong opinions. With the rising global temperatures, the European countries were the latest to face the brunt of heatwaves, especially the UK.

People are either staying indoors or taking a trip to the beach to get a break from the relentless heat. However, one profession that doesn’t allow such luxuries is that of the royal guards. To make matters worse, they have to show up to their duty, wearing huge bearskin hats. Martina Navratilova recently tweeted about their attire, imploring a change due to the sweltering heat.

Martina Navratilova suggests an alternative for the bearskin hats

Martina Navratilova took to Twitter to share the news of a police officer giving a drink of water to a royal guard. She tweeted, “Maybe today they should go without those particular hats? Try a baseball cap or something”. When one of her fans questioned the baseball cap’s suggestion, she replied, “Anything to protect from the heat. Even with a lettuce leaf in between- apparently that helps:)”.

The temperature in the UK has risen significantly and the British government issued a ‘red’ warning because of the heatwave.

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Several other countries, like Portugal and Spain, are also suffering from extreme heatwave. Navratilova joined former England soccer player, Gary Lineker, as one of the handful of high-profile personalities to have tweeted about the heatwave.

Navratilova and Evert’s impact on tennis

Martina Navratilova, along with the help of her fellow players, has brought several positive changes to women’s tennis over the years. Through their on-court exploits, she along with her good friend, Chris Evert, have collectively enhanced the global appeal of the sport. Their famed rivalry is rightly credited as one of the best in the history of the sport.

The legendary players have faced each other 80 times. The Head2Head record is in favor of Martina Navratilova, with a ratio of 43:37. However, both players have secured 18 grand slam singles titles.

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In the modern era, players like Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka have also raised their voice for change and equality in the sport. Be it regarding mental health issues or equal pay for both male and female tennis players.