Sky News host Peter Gleeson says “motormouth John McEnroe and his sidekick Martina Navratilova should jump on the first plane back to America after their extraordinary attack on Margaret Court”. The pair on Tuesday held up a banner asking that the Margaret Court Arena be renamed after another champion of tennis, Evonne Goolagong.
Mr Gleeson said “Court has strong views on gay marriage. For that view, she’s been pilloried by many, with calls from many on the Left to have the Margaret Court arena renamed”.
“How ironic that two former sporting champions from America – the home of the free and the land of the brave – are so hung up on Court exercising her right to free speech,” he said, “it was a cheap, nasty stunt”.
“Court is an Australian legend. She is unquestionably our greatest female sports athlete and deserves the arena accolade.
“When we start censoring and sanctioning people for their beliefs, we are in trouble.”
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