Word: navratilova
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Dates: during 1975-1975
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Spassky's problems pale alongside those of Soviet Dissident Painter Edward Zelenin, who wants to emigrate to France. Last week, a few days before the planned opening of an unauthorized showing in Moscow of "unofficial" art, Zelenin was arrested. Much luckier is Martina Navratilova, Czechoslovakia's 18-year-old tennis star; as the U.S. Open Championships at Forest Hills ended last week, she defected to the U.S., explaining that in her Communist-run homeland, she did not enjoy the freedom to play tennis "whenever I want and wherever I want...
...Martina Navratilova, a husky 18-year old from Czechoslovakia, used an over powering serve and amazing shot placement to defeat Evonne Goolagong and take the 67th U.S. Women's indoor Championships held in Boston this weekend...
Maybe it was because everyone at the Virginia Slims-sponsored event had to walk past the two CBS Mobile Color Units that were parked outside the front door, or maybe it was because of the television broadcaster who interrupted Navratilova as she tossed the ball up for her first serve to announces who was serving and receiving...
Overall, it was truly a championship event as Navratilova and Goolagong often displayed dazzling tennis. Navratilova beat Court in three sets in the semifinals, but was not encouraged by her love-ten record against Goolagong...