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Message: [QUOTE="eebmg, post: 3217412, member: 7548"] It is not mentioned nearly enough how overrated Court's Grand Slam record is. They should always have an asterisk * next to any mention As pointed out in for example [URL='https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2019/01/23/serena-williams-doesnt-need-pass-margaret-court-slam-queen/2658894002/']Opinion: Serena Williams doesn't need to pass Margaret Court to be Slam queen[/URL] Of her 24 major titles, 13 of them came prior to the so-called “Open Era,” a line of demarcation in tennis history that skews a lot of the records because the Grand Slams only allowed amateurs to compete until 1968. Moreover, Court won the Australian Open 11 times in her home country at a time when the field there was mostly made up of Australian players, as very few others made an effort due to the distance and the paltry prize money the tournament used to offer. [/QUOTE]