Australian Open > Mouratoglou on Margaret Court's famous 24 Grand Slams: “I've said it a million times. With all due respect, this record was established at a time when tennis was not not even a professional sport”

Questioned by an Internet user on Twitter about the famous record of 24 Grand Slam tournaments established by the Australian Margaret Court between 1960 and 1973, Patrick Mouratoglou estimated that this could not be compared with modern tennis and in particular the careers of Serena Williams (23 Grand Slams) or Novak Djokovic (also 24 Grand Slams) among men.

“I’ve said it a million times. With all due respect, Margaret Court's record was set at a time when tennis was not even a professional sport. Winning Grand Slams in this era can never be considered as winning Grand Slams in the open era. »insisted the French coach who coached Serena Williams from 2012 to 2018.

Published on Thursday January 23, 2025 at 4:06 p.m.