Margaret Court takes aim at Serena Williams, tennis community: 'I don’t think she has ever admired me'

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Margaret Court, regarded as one of the greatest tennis players in history with her record 24 Grand Slam titles, says she has been iced out from the tennis community and despite her admiration for greats like Serena Williams, she believes the same respect is not often returned. 

In a rare interview with The Telegraph, the 80-year-old Australian tennis star defended her accomplishments following Williams third round exit from what will likely be her final U.S. Open. 

Serena Williams celebrates her win against Estonia's Anett Kontaveit during their 2022 US Open Tennis tournament women's singles second round match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, on Aug. 31, 2022. (ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

"Serena, I’ve admired her as a player," Court told the outlet. "But I don’t think she has ever admired me."

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Court, whose record still stands over Williams’ 23 titles, noted that her wins were earned in a shorter length of time – despite critics who discredit it in comparison because she earned most of them during the amateur era. 

"Serena has played seven years more than I did," she said. "I finished in my early 30s. People forget that I took two years out. I first retired, like Ash Barty, when I was 25, thinking I would never return to tennis. I got married, had a baby, but then had one of my best years, winning 24 out of 25 tournaments."

Margaret Court looks on during a Tennis Hall of Fame ceremony on day nine of the 2020 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 28, 2020, in Melbourne, Australia.  (Morgan Hancock/Getty Images)

"I came back