Martina Navratilova is one of the greatest players to have played the sport of tennis. She ruled women’s tennis for around 20 years, putting on audacious displays on the court. During her illustrious career, the 65-year-old managed to win an astonishing 59 Grand Slam titles across formats. While 18 of those titles came in singles, she won 31 women’s doubles and 10 mixed doubles Grand Slam titles. Recently, she shared her excitement about an upcoming film.
Martina Navratilova on Viola Davis’ upcoming film
The legendary tennis player took to Twitter to express her excitement for Davis’ upcoming movie, The Woman King. Sharing a poster of the film, she said, “Can’t wait!!!”
Can’t wait!!! https://t.co/pUU6qvIg6e
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) July 22, 2022
Oscar winner, Viola Davis’ The Woman King will have a world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in September. The movie is inspired by true events that took place in the 18th and 19th centuries in Africa.
Further, talking about her transformative role in the film, Davis said, “It was a different state of mind to tap into that spirit—that bravery. Certainly, that’s not a mindset that I carry on a day-to-day basis. I’m someone who carries pepper spray and a little alarm on my keychain.”
Navratilova slams Djokovic’s PTPA
The tennis legend came out heavily against Novak Djokovic’s Professional Tennis Players Association. It was a break-away organization that the Serb had formed along with Canadian tennis player, Vasek Pospisil. The motive of the association was to address the players’ issues and give them a larger say in decision-making.
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However, Navratilova had strong words against this organization. She said that the association was controversial and didn’t help the sport. Further, some of the big names in the sport like Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have distanced themselves from the PTPA.
Earlier this week, Djokovic suffered a fresh setback surrounding his US Open participation. The tournament released a statement that all but ruled out the Serb for the last Grand Slam tournament of the season. This will be a huge blow to Djokovic after his success at the Wimbledon Championships.
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