"Was Martina Navratilova acting like Honey Boo Boo Child when she came out, " Sasson said.
Martina Navratilova was a better tennis player than Chris Evert, ergo Navratilova should have earned more.
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In the past it has hosted the likes of Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova and Maria Sharapova.
The legendary Czech Martina Navratilova tops the list with 167 titles, ahead of American Chris Evert with 154.
In 1975 Kraft bought his first sports franchise, the Boston Lobsters, a tennis team that featured a young Martina Navratilova.
Williams is now three wins behind Monica Seles on the WTA list, but a long way behind Martina Navratilova's record 167.
Martina Navratilova maintained her unbeaten record in the event in the doubles, winning 6-4 6-0 with Raymond against Loit and Pierce.
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That's a total only bettered by Steffi Graf (377), Martina Navratilova (332), Evert (260), Martina Hingis (209) and Monica Seles (178).
Or the epic women's singles final in 1986 when Chris Evert won a record seventh title, beating her old foe Martina Navratilova.
And record-breaking former Wimbledon champion Martina Navratilova said the monarch was "lovely".
She has now won 20 consecutive matches at the US Open, drawing level with Venus, Monica Seles, Martina Navratilova and Margaret Osborne duPont on the all-time list.
Fortunately, one of the most respected of today's commentators, Pam Shriver, ladies' doubles champion with Martina Navratilova in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1986, was more forthcoming.
Last year's dominance came after an ugly 6-2, 6-3 loss in the fourth round in Australia to Ekaterina Makarova, the 24-year-old Russian no one is about to confuse with Martina Navratilova.
And so it's time to stop asking whether women's tennis will ever have another champ in the mold of Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Monica Seles, Martina Hingis, the Williams sisters, Justine Henin.
Players past and present, including Martina Navratilova and Billie Jean King and current champions Serena Williams and Roger Federer, met the Queen in the members' enclosure ahead of her arrival in the royal box on Centre Court.
Saturday's victory ensured Sharapova became just the 10th female player to complete a career grand slam to emulate the the likes of greats such as Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King, Chris Evert and Serena Williams.
After winning Wimbledon and the US Open last year, Williams' total of grand slam titles is only three fewer than Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert, who together are second on the all-time list behind Steffi Graf with 22.
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