All posts tagged: Martina Navratilova

‘You can’t be talking out loud’: Navratilova slams Naomi Osaka’s ‘C’mon’ shouts in heated Cirstea Australian Open clash | Tennis News

‘You can’t be talking out loud’: Navratilova slams Naomi Osaka’s ‘C’mon’ shouts in heated Cirstea Australian Open clash | Tennis News

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Tennis legend Martina Navratilova criticised Japanese star Naomi Osaka’s on-field behaviour during her second-round win over Sorana Cirstea at the Australian Open on Thursday. Osaka’s repeated ‘C’mon’ shouts between the first and second serves of Cirstea had left the 35-year-old Romanian visibly upset, and Navratilova said it was not acceptable conduct on the 16th-seeded Osaka’s part. Osaka and Cirstea played out a 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 game that ended in the former’s favour at Margaret Court Arena before the pair exchanged a fleeting handshake over the net. Cirstea then threw daggers at Osaka with a look before turning her head away. This got even Osaka intrigued and as they walked toward the umpire’s chair, Osaka asked, “What was that for?” Sorana Cirstea wasn’t a fan of Naomi Osaka hyping herself up 😳 pic.twitter.com/XPSsNLNQPn — TNT Sports (@tntsports) January 22, 2026 Cirstea responded directly to the two-time Australian Open winner, upset with the Japanese ace’s efforts to pump herself up at stages during the match. “Apparently a lot of ‘C’mons’ that she was angry about but whatever. …

‘Novak Djokovic can get down on himself, Andy Murray will help him stay positive’ – Martina Navratilova | Tennis News

‘Novak Djokovic can get down on himself, Andy Murray will help him stay positive’ – Martina Navratilova | Tennis News

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Serbian Tennis player Novak Djokovic has not won a Grand Slam in over 12 months. However, with Andy Murray as coach, the upcoming Australian Open might break the streak for the 37-year-old. Djokovic has been seen in recent times to have a go at his coaching staff during games in recent times. “Novak can get really down on himself. He’s been mouthing off at his box, but I don’t think he’ll be doing that to Andy and that’ll help him stay positive when something bad happens and he’ll be so much stronger, mentally, just for that reason. He’ll be on his best behavior,” said former player Martina Navratilova. Speaking at length to BBC Sport, Murray recalled, “I was playing golf, and we’d been exchanging messages. Novak had messaged me, just wanting to chat. Then I was on the 17th hole of the golf course and the guy I was playing with said: ‘Do you know what’s next?’. I was like: ‘No, not really’. He said: ‘Do you have any plans to do any coaching?’ And …

Why it’s not wise to write-off Novak Djokovic | Tennis News

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Stadiums are kangaroo courts, infamous for their hasty judgments. Sports fans are instant opinion-makers. They are also the judge and jury. So, last weekend at the Australian Open, after his loss to 22-year-old Jannik Sinner in the semifinal, the verdict on Novak Djokovic was diligently passed. The greatest ever tennis player was past his prime at 36; the 20-something Gen-Next had finally caught up and it was curtains for the Djokovic era. The undisputed World No.1 would call the face-off with Sinner his “worst Grand Slam match ever.” Statistics too indicated so. The man known to play a flawless percentage game had 54 unforced errors. One of the best returners in the history of the sport didn’t have a single break point on Sinner’s serve. It was the darkest day of Djokovic’s sparkling career. Thankfully, there was the ageless champion of her time, Martina Navratilova, to put a rational frame of perspective around the rattled Djokovic statement after the shocking loss. “When you get older, the bad days get worse,” she would say. And be …