Google Maps renames Margaret Court Arena after tennis controversy

GOOGLE Maps has quietly changed the name of Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne following the tennis star’s controversial comments about gay people.

The mapping service has renamed the stadium “Evonne Goolagong Arena”, after another Australian great, as suggested by Martina Navratilova.

The American player, who is gay herself, lashed out at the 74-year-old church pastor’s “sick and dangerous” comments on gay people in tennis and transgender children.

If you search for Richmond, Victoria in Google Maps the arena comes up as Evonne Goolagong Arena.

But it still shows as Margaret Court Arena if you search for the original name.

The arena was originally called Show Court One when it opened in 1988, but was renamed after Court in 2003 as a tribute to Australia’s most successful female tennis player…

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