Billie Jean King: ‘rename Margaret Court Arena’

US champion says Australian legend’s anti-gay comments ‘went deep in my heart and soul’

Billie Jean King
Former US women's champion Billie Jean King
(Image credit: 2008 Getty Images)

Tennis legend Billie Jean King has said she would refuse to play at a Melbourne stadium named after retired Australian tennis pro Margaret Court.

The comments come amid a wider campaign to change the name of the Margaret Court Arena “over the former player's comments surrounding homosexuality and plan to boycott Qantas for its same-sex marriage stance”, says the ABC.

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