Navratilova said it would be fitting if the stadium was named after Goolagong Cawley, who won seven major singles titles and was ranked number one during her decorated career.
@Eurosport_UK "Please win two more Grand Slams so we can leave Margaret Court and her offensive views in the past where she belongs" John McEnroe aka the Commissioner of Tennis is back and he's got a request for @SerenaWilliams
It would be sheer bastardry if the courts were renamed.
Great idea
I am sure Evonne Goolagong would be mortified by Navratilova and McEnroe involving her in their stupid stunt. I’ve never seen either of them attempt this in the USA against Trump, who does and says many more diabolical things.
Why can't they just have drag queens as ball boys. It's 2020.
They have apologised. Probably made to though
Rubbish. Her religious beliefs have nothing to do with her tennis achievements.
those two are NOT tennis greats,,they're SCUM
So in their own way the brat & whats-her-name are as intolerant & rude as they claim Court is. Well well, so much for the inclusion & diversity argument.
Totally agree with her radical beliefs should not recognised in the sporting realm 🤣
Her opinions don’t supersede her achievements. Get politics out of sport. No one gives a fuck what celebrities or sports players think. See Ricky Gervais.
abcgrandstand This is Melbourne's halod sports precinct these ppl can respectfully STFU !!!
Does anyone really think McEnroe after his years of tantrums, abuse of umpires and rants on court is in a position to lecture about respect? Seriously Court has an opinion you disagree with. So what? Nothing to do with tennis. Nothing at all. This is life.
I'll vote for that.
chrisnorris BARTYMITE ARENA
It's a Tennis Arena & Margaret is our greatest ever achieving female tennis player. Her 'personal opinion' (not illegal even if bigoted) should not rob her of her tennis achievement. But by all means name a new Arena after the great Evonne Goolagong Cawley. Future = Barty Arena.
Tennis greats? There is no one greater than Margaret Court, those arseholes need shut up and leave her alone she is allowed her opinion even if we don’t agree with her
Imagine being so fragile that someone's opinion causes you to hysterically run to you safe space. theleftaretherealbigots
The 'tolerant' left showing us all once again how 'tolerant' they are of other people's beliefs. 😂 Noise noise noise, no one normal takes you serious, especially when the corrupt media is on your side.
Martina & John McEnroe THANK YOU
Pleased to see Tennis Australia telling them to pull their heads in and follow protocol
It should be renamed the Tina Arena Arena.
What? You're running a story about the opinions of 2 idiots.... Thanks ABC...
John Mcenroe and Martina Navratilova? Two loud mouth Americans telling Australians what to call our tennis stadiums! What a load of BS. Go away and take their nonsical airhead views with them! 🇦🇺
Are we going to strip every winner (of anything) of their title just because of their personal views? For now and into the future? It's not an ongoing popularity contest.
About time The tennis left grow up I don’t agree with her opinion but she is allowed her opinion just like them
The opinion of the Australian tennis greats matters here only. McEnroe still managing to stir trouble after 40 years. It was actually entertaining once upon a time.
Bad enough for Americans to come here and try and destroy one of our sporting greats, but could the ABC and other self-loathing leftist media stop giving them free publicity?
Definately.
No way it should be renamed.
mathisnatural Yes please.
Ask Ash Barry She seems to give an honest answer to such questions I don't think she would agree
I disagree with renaming the arena. I disagree strongly with the views held by Margret Court on homosexuality but I don’t see the arena as a monument to her religious belief but to her contribution to Australian tennis. John McEnroe harmed tennis with his abuse of referees.
JohnMacEnroe is no “great”. A disgrace the way he conducted himself in the day. Zero respect for umpires, officials and now has sand in his vagina about a tennis greats’ opinion. I’d say grow up John but clearly destined to be an infant for life
JohnMacEnroe is no legend. A disgrace the way he conducted himself in the day. Zero respect for umpires, officials and now has sand in his vagina about a tennis greats’ opinion. I’d say grow up John but clearly destined to be an infant for life
'Tennis greats'! Not any more!
Crankie58 A great idea. Ms Court was a great player but she ain't a great person .
Don’t have to agree with what she says but can’t deny what she achieved!! And why rename Evonne Goolagong? Oh that’s right!!
Abo's built the Margaret Court Arena before white people existed. There bigots.
Losers
The LGBTQI movement are really struggling against Margaret Court, if this is their best ace served, to win what is a professional mismatch. McEnroe, King and Navratilova think Australians need American advice, to influence Tennis Australia, to rename an arena. I do not think so.
jdeatonandersen Just fancy australians telling Americans to change the name of one of their stadiums they would quite rightly tell us were to go Navritolova ,King now joined by McEnroe year after year dribbling the same diarrhoea piss off back were you came from
Australia’s greatest female athlete. Holds the world record for the most singles titles in the modern era. Gets dissed by wannabes for personal views held and expressed outside the court.
Tyranny is never justified . In fact in this case & many it sends an inverted message that revenge is ok but free speech is not !
Seriously . Stop trying to pit two great Aussie tennis players against each other. I admire both of them. PS. By the way, those two critics, what's their names? Who cares? Should get on a plane back to the US and get out of here! Australia is better off without them!
Good to have an arena to name after Cawley. Knock off the name 1573 please. Bad taste.
abcgrandstand We may not agree with Margaret’s views, but she’s damn well entitled to her opinion. It’s called freedom of speech, simple as that. Disagree sure, but the hate is way over the top. The arena is named after her because she is & always will be our greatest female tennis player.
People can have their beliefs and we can have ours. She is a legend in her own right and deserves this. Leave her beliefs out of her sport!
How does Evonne Goolagong Cawley feel about that?
Lesbians already run female tennis in Ameria and now their telling us what to do. Best they piss off back to America I reckon, there over stayed their welcome.
👎👎👎 Sorry that arenas name sucks
abcgrandstand Have they commented on TennisAustralia taking sponsorship money from Emirates Airlines? You know, the Dubai govt owned airline, in a country that makes homosexuality illegal and punishable by flogging and even execution.
They are Americans, they don't tell us what to do. McEnroe was a brat and a bully during his time. He does not get to tell anyone to behave. Don't twist the news
SteveRezdo I don't agree with everything Margaret Court says...but that's her opinion...and she's entitled to that...as are we all..it's a democracy...as what she did for Australia in the tennis world...not many better...and always did us proud..to change the name...would be disgraceful
Yep.
I wonder what Ms Cawley would say to that...anyone ask her?
OMG, Margaret gave so much. Haters seem to always get a loud voice and destroy the good before them. Does everyone forget why her name is currently on the stadium and why she was honoured with that? Fair dinkum🤷🏻♂️!
Better ISRAEL FILOU ARENA
Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe. Saved you a click.
Stupid, who do they think they are
These ‘visitors’ can keep their bib out. They can call their arenas anything they wish but here our arenas are already named. Margaret Court arena is, just that and Not named after anyone else. Margaret Court and Rod Laver are our greatest tennis players. Hence The Arenas.
Cancel culture...
Peter Norman was crucified for saying nothing but making a political statement in sport.
But leave out the Cawley bit.
👎
You can tell there are a lot of bigots about, by the level of intolerance, perhaps they should all take a look in the mirror
Newsflash. McEnroe is NOT a tennis great, merely a loudmouth bully of the game & as thick as two planks. Martina, on the other hand, is all class. So you need to seriously review your numbers.
2 Americans
Agreed. Its on aboriginal lands.
Let's be politically correct and leave the name neutral... pathetic tennisaust
It's not their call.
Suckerfish hitching a ride like always!
Why not just call it small minded bigoted arena,that way it still pays homage to Margaret Court.Every one would be happy
I'm proud that Margaret Court speaks her mind. Good on her
What a load of complete and utter garbage! Margaret Court shares old fashioned and very normal Australian values and many many Australians support her! What she says is true and normal! We’re all sick to death of political correctness. You’re a champion on and off the Court!!!
Good.
No!
Do we care what 2 Americans think
If it had been an indigenous female player - like Goolagong Cawley - who had exercised her right to express an opinion, the ABC wouldn't even blink. tranniesformargaret
Tina Arena Arena please
How many tennis greats ate you talking about here ? Oh......TWO 😂
I’d support this
The best thing Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe can do is catch the next flight out.
🤡🤡
So it should, I reckon.
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