Tennis Australia has brokered a truce with Margaret Court and will recognise the 50th anniversary of her calendar Grand Slam at next year's Australian Open but reiterated the organisation disagrees with her personal views on same-sex marriage.
Tennis Australia has brokered a truce with Margaret Court and will recognise the 50th anniversary of her calendar Grand Slam at next year's Australian Open but reiterated the organisation disagrees with her personal views on same-sex marriage.
However, Court said earlier this month she wanted her 1970 calendar Grand Slam to be given the same respect afforded to compatriot Rod Laver, who was feted earlier this year at Melbourne Park for his 1969 Grand Slam. Tennis Australia said on Saturday they would honour Court's achievement throughout the Jan. 20-Feb. 2 Australian Open, the year's opening Grand Slam tournament, with a series of events and had invited her to attend, which she had accepted.
In women's tennis, only Court, Maureen Connolly and Steffi Graf have managed the calendar Grand Slam, widely considered the game's toughest achievement.
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