Martina Navratilova was the driving force in the action when, with John McEnroe's help, she developed a banner with the text: "Evonne Goolagong Arena" where the obvious message was that one of the bigger arenas would scrap the name "Margaret Court Arena". This is because the Australian, who has the Grand Slam record of 24 wins, acted against the gay and LGBT movement.

The organizer now takes the pair in their ear for the lack of respect for the tournament.

- I've been in trouble. I apologize for breaking the protocol, says Navratilova according to the BBC.

Did not know that it violated the protocol

18-time Grand Slam winner Navratilova had no idea that her manifestation violated the protocol.

- If I had known about it I would have done it in a different way, but in general I think that buildings should be named after the whole person's work, not just for what she did on the plan, says Navratilova.

John McEnroe, who is included in the event and does victory interviews on the track after the matches, had a perhaps expected comment.

"Never be someone who studied the rulebook"

- I was never someone who studied the rule book especially carefully, for the part that followed the rules and for that I apologize to the Australian Tennis Association, says McEnroe.

The Australian Tennis Association does not name the legends by name but writes: "Two high profile guests have broken the protocol".

Evonne Goolagong is of Aboriginal origin and won seven Grand Slam titles, four of them in Australia in the 1970s. In the 1975 final she won against Martina Navratilova.