Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Andy Murray: Margaret Court’s homophobic comments are offensive, players would be offended by Court’s behaviour

Andy Murray on Tuesday entered the debate on the possible renaming of the Australian Open’s second-biggest playing arena, which has been prompted by homophobic comments from its famous namesake, Margaret Court.

While Murray stopped short of supporting the putative boycott suggested by Australian No 1 Sam Stosur, he did predict that players would be offended by Court’s behaviour – which now includes refusing to fly on Qantas Airlines because its chief executive supports gay marriage.

“I don’t see why anyone has a problem with two people who love each other getting married,” Murray said…

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