“We never took a bathroom break” – Martina Navratilova points out a mistake made by King Richard of Venus and Serena Williams

Martina Navratilova is undoubtedly one of the most famous and decorated names in women’s tennis. The Czechoslovakian-turned-American is one of the most successful players, with records to her credit that remain intact to this day. Additionally, the 65-year-old was also one of the most influential tennis players of her era.

A successful player for a long time, Navratilova has always been very clear about her vision on all subjects. An example of the same thing was seen recently.

Yesterday, Navratilova took to Twitter posting a tweet in the context of a much talked about topic in tennis, the bathroom break. However, what stands out is that his tweet did not refer to any latest incident. Instead, his tweet was about an incident that occurred in 1994.

Martina Navratilova tweets about incident in 1994

While at its peak in the 1980s, Navratilova’s gigantic aura had begun to wane by the 1990s. The early and mid-1990s phase saw a number of new players entering the game. the world of tennis. One of those players and one of those years was Venus Williams in 1994. Coached by her father Richard Williams and coach Rick Macci, Venus made her professional debut at the 1994 Bank of the West Classic.

Playing in her first professional tournament, Venus defeated Shaun Stafford in the first round. However, she was defeated by the tournament’s number one seed, Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario in the second round. A similar thing was shown in the recently released movie “King Richard”. However, controversy arose over a scene in the film that Vicario deemed incorrect.

According to the scene in the film, Arantxa took a bathroom break in the middle of the second set. However, recalling the match, Arantxa denied the scene, saying she did not take a bathroom break.

In support of her longtime friend and rival Arantxa, Martina Navratilova tweeted: “AFAIK, that didn’t happen at all.” Back then we never took a bathroom break and certainly not as a ploy…”

Unfold the controversy

Recalling the score of the match, Venus had won the first set 6-2 and led the second set 3-1. A similar score line was featured in the film. However, what caught Vicario’s attention was the scene right after the 3-1.

In the movie “King Richard”, the Spanish player was shown taking a bathroom break at 3-1. However, according to the rules of tennis, a player cannot leave the court during odd-numbered matches. Taking this point into consideration, the former world number 1 affirmed that the film misrepresented her.

Additionally, another point of conflict arose when Vicario noticed how long she was taking during the bathroom break according to the film. In the film, Vicario would be shown to have taken a long bathroom break. However, according to the rules of tennis, a player is penalized if he stays in the toilet longer than the allotted time.

Considering the above points, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario claimed the film portrayed her as a “very bad person.”

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