Chris Evert came to the defense of her good friend and old rival Martina Navratilova Tuesday and chided former tennis great Margaret Court for suggesting that Navratilova was a bad role model for young players because she is gay.
”One of the things about being a Christian is you don`t judge people,”
said Evert, alluding to the fact that Court, the Australian Grand Slam winner, is a born-again Christian.
Evert, speaking at the $500,000 Player`s Challenge Championships, was clearly angered by Court`s comments earlier this month that Navratilova was a bad role model because she is a lesbian.
”Martina has been a role model for me,” Evert said. ”I think Martina`s been one of the most professional tennis players just in the way she changed herself in the last 10 years physically, mentally and emotionally to be a champion.
”We should judge her on what she did on the court, not in her private life.”
