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Margaret Court Thought Now Would Be The Perfect Time To Get Salty About Serena Williams

“I came back after two babies! After having the first baby, I won three out of the four slams. And Serena hasn’t won a slam since."

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Australian tennis player Margaret Court has criticised the career of Serena Williams, arguing that the US tennis champion’s career took place in an “easier” time.

As Serena Williams played her last game of tennis this week, retired women’s tennis number one Margaret Court — infamous for racist remarks and zealous religious stance against gay marriage — has detailed feelings of rejection after sports commentators and fans celebrate Williams as the greatest women’s player in history.

“Serena, I’ve admired her as a player,” Court told The Telegraph. “But I don’t think she has ever admired me.”

In a rare interview, Court went to extreme lengths to prove her superiority over Williams, stressing her 24 Grand Slam victories while bemoaning the difficult era her career took place in.

“Serena has played seven years more than I did,” Court said. “I finished in my early 30s. People forget that I took two years out.

“I would love to have played in this era — I think it’s so much easier. How I would love to have taken family or friends along with me. But I couldn’t, I had to go on my own or with the national team.”

Court even used her postpartum recovery time as a benchmark to compare herself with Williams, telling reporters, “I came back after two babies”.

“After having the first baby, I won three out of the four slams. And Serena hasn’t won a slam since,” Court said.

Despite relentless attacking the LGBTIQ community throughout her career, Court argued that she was the victim of a bullying campaign after activists lobbied to rename Melbourne tennis stadium Margaret Court Arena.

“It’s very sad, because a lot of the press and television today, particularly in tennis, don’t want to mention my name,” Court said. “It’s only when they have to, because I still hold so many records.”