"We embrace diversity, inclusion and the right for people to have a view, as well as their right to voice that view," TA said in a statement. We think it is unsuitable for your arena to continue to be named in honour of someone who has been consistently outspoken about her opposition to equality, diversity and inclusion. Margaret Court won 11 Australian Open singles titles. Enough is Enough'. She is one of many tennis players calling for Margaret Court Arena to be renamedCourt and her husband, Barry Court, at last year's Wimbledon in London And I think the Evonne Goolagong Arena has a great ring to it,' Navratilova wrote in an open letter published by Fairfax.Google Maps has quietly changed the name of Margaret Court Arena to Evonne Goolagong Arena. 'Her personal views are her own, and do not align with Tennis Australia's values of equality, inclusion and diversity.' Australian Open venue Margaret Court Arena will not be renamed despite the 24-time Grand Slam champion's opposition to same-sex marriage. Tennis. "But the Australian Open has regulations and protocols with respect to how any fan, player or guest can use our facility, the event and the global stage it provides. January 28, 2020 04:03 PM IST. This is to ensure the integrity of our event.
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Google Maps has quietly changed the name of Margaret Court Arena after the tennis legend's stance on same-sex marriage led to calls for the stadium to be renamed.The mapping service appears to have changed the name of the stadium to 'Evonne Goolagong Arena' - the name of another celebrated Australian tennis icon.Openly gay retired tennis star Martina Navratilova first floated the idea of the arena name change after taking issue with Court's divisive comments last month.
"Two high-profile guests have breached these protocols and we are working through this with them. Google Maps has quietly changed the name of Margaret Court Arena after the Australian tennis legend's stance on same-sex marriage led to calls for the stadium to be renamed.
Even the Prime Minister was dragged into the debate after calls to have Court's name removed from one of Melbourne Park's show courts. ... with the roof closed at Margaret Court Arena, at the Australian Open tennis tournament … Casey Dellacqua, who has two children in an openly gay relationship with Amanda Judd, wrote a tweet saying: 'Margaret. 'Margaret Court, who won 24 grand slams and is now a Christian pastor, drew the ire of players after announcing she was boycotting Qantas for its support of gay rights.Her public opposition to same-sex marriage sparked furious debate, which intensified after she said tennis was 'full of lesbians'. 'We think it is unsuitable for your arena to continue to be named in honour of someone who has been consistently outspoken about her opposition to equality, diversity and inclusion,' the petition reads.Evonne Goolagong was an indigenous Australian tennis star who won 14 grand slam titles during the 1970s and early 1980sMargaret Court won 24 grand slams and is now an ordained Christian pastorPlayers at the French Open this week have been largely critical of Christian pastor Court's position.Gay Australian player Casey Dellacqua has spoken out against her family being targeted for criticism by Court in the past.World men's no.1 Andy Murray said players would be offended by Court's outspokenness.Tennis Australia also issued a statement in response to Court's comments, but were not drawn on whether they would consider changing the court's name.It read: 'As a legend of the sport we respect Margaret Court's achievements in tennis and her unmatched playing record. Name is Required. Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe paraded a banner bearing the name “Evonne Goolagong Arena” around Margaret Court Arena at a legends event to call for the facility to be renamed. 'I think it's time to change your name. She is a far more suitable candidate for the official name of 'We recognise that there may be occasional inaccuracies that could arise from any of those sources,' the spokesperson said.However, the Google Map Help page states: 'We review all your edits, so your changes might take some time to be updated on the map.