MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Tennis great Martina Navratilova has launched a stinging attack on former world number one Margaret Court, calling the Australian a "homophobe" and accusing her of demonising the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
The 74-year-old Court, who won a record 24 grand slam titles in a glittering career, came under fire again on Wednesday when she claimed tennis was "full of lesbians" in a radio interview, a week after expressing her opposition to same-sex marriage.
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