Former tennis star Martina Navratilova is one of the finest modern-day tennis commentators. Her way of covering the matches, combined with her vast experience, has earned her a great deal of popularity after retirement.

Back in 2017, Swiss maestro Roger Federer defeated Marin Cilic in straight sets to clinch his record eighth Wimbledon title. However, a few journalists were more drawn toward the emotional reaction from Cilic after the loss. While Navratilova tweeted to support the Croatian, a response from controversial British journalist Piers Morgan brought him a lot of ire from the fans.

Piers Morgan’s strange reply to Martina Navratilova

Marin Cilic was in tears after his loss in the finals against Federer. The images quickly went viral. While Piers Morgan was busy trolling the Croatian, Navratilova came in support of the 33-year-old.

Here’s the tweet from Morgan.

“Get a grip, Cilic. You don’t sob like a baby because you’re losing. That’s pathetic,” he wrote.

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Later, Navratilova came up with an explanation for the situation.

“what none of you get is that Cilic cried because he couldn’t play his best,” she tweeted.

Even after the legend explained it, Morgan stayed stuck to his point. In a way, ignoring the words of an 18-time Grand Slam champion in a matter related to tennis.

“No, he cried because he was getting thrashed. Champions play through blisters…” the journalist replied.

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At this moment, the fans had enough of Morgan explaining tennis to the legend. While they slammed the Briton for his words, Chris Evert also came up with a comment, slamming his opinion.

“What a jerky thing to say….” Evert wrote.

Marin Cilic accepted going through a psychological meltdown

The 33-year-old later clarified in an interview that he was playing through the pain of blisters in the final. While he came so close to winning the prestigious tournament, the Croatian knew it was his best chance.

The emotions coupled with the pain ended up in a psychological meltdown. However, the Croatian revealed he had a celebration later that night.

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The 33-year-old said that reaching the final of the Wimbledon Championships was in itself a big achievement for him.