Navratilova

After all, Martina Navratilova won a singles match at the All England Club aged 47.

The WTA said it is "comfortable" in its decision but legendary players Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert said taking the end-of-year event to Saudi was a "significant step backward" for women’s sport.

Former Grand Slam champions Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova said the WTA Finals moving to Saudi Arabia is a "step backward" for women's tennis.

Watching Smith lob verbal grenades with her co-star Margaret Tyzack was like watching Steffi Graf and Martina Navratilova trade forehands at Wimbledon.

Former world number one and 18-time major singles winner Martina Navratilova has described her as the "best hard-court player in the world".