Stosur blasts ‘crazy’ Court over gay issue
Paris, May 31: Australia’s Samantha Stosur branded compatriot Margaret Court as “crazy” Wednesday after the Grand Slam legend claimed “tennis is full of lesbians” and transgender children were the work of “the devil”.
Stosur said all players were united in their condemnation of the 74-year-old as pressure mounted for the Margaret Court Arena at the Australian Open in Melbourne to be renamed.
“I think that’s all pretty crazy stuff,” said Stosur, the 33-year-old Australian number one and 2011 US Open champion. “It’s pretty obvious that the whole tennis community out here has pretty much the same opinion and we’re going to all stand by that.”
Stosur, however, insisted she was not leading calls for a boycott of the flagship arena at Melbourne which carries the name of the 24time Grand Slam title winner.
Court didn’t hold back on Vision Christian Radio station on Wednesday. “Tennis is full of lesbians, KEY RESULTS
Men’s second round: Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) bt Marco Trungelliti (ARG) 7-5, 6-4, 7-5, Grigor Dimitrov (BUL x11) bt Tommy Robredo (ESP) 6-3, 6-4, 7-5, Dominic Thiem (AUT x6) bt Simone Bolelli (ITA) 7-5, 6-1, 6-3, Steve Johnson (USA x25) bt Borna Coric (CRO) 6-2, 7-6 (10/8), 3-6, 7-6 (8/6) First round: Renzo Olivo (ARG) bt Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA x12) 7-5, 64, 6-7 (6/8), 6-4
Women’s second round: Samantha Stosur (AUS x23) bt Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 6-2, 7-6 (8/6), Catherine Bellis (USA) bt Kiki Bertens (NED x18) 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), Garbine Muguruza (ESP) bt Anett Kontaveit (EST) 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 6-2, Yulia Putintseva (KAZ x27) bt Johanna Larsson (SWE) 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 Venus Williams (USA x10) bt Kurumi Nara (JPN) 6-3, 6-1
because even when I was playing there was only a couple there, but those couple that led took young ones into parties and things,” she said.