Margaret Court's tennis achievements will be honoured in a ceremony at Rod Laver Arena on Monday night.

Margaret Court's tennis achievements will be honoured in a ceremony at Rod Laver Arena on Monday night.Credit:AP

"Tennis Australia is facing a dilemma:What do they do with their crazy aunt?

"You can't separate the person from her achievements.

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"Look at me. If you recognise the fact I won seven grand slams,guess what? You've got to celebrate the fact that I have the loudest mouth in the history of the tennis tour.

"Serena[Williams],please win two more slams and pass Margaret Court so we can leave Margaret Court in the past,where she belongs."

Serena Williams is one grand slam off Court's record of 24,however,she was eliminated from the Australian Open last week by China's Qiang Wang.

Court's main rival and the woman she beat in the 1970 Wimbledon final,Billie Jean King,features in the documentary.

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King has been a long-time gender equality and gay rights advocate and called for Court's name to be removed from Margaret Court Arena in 2018.

King said of her fierce sporting rivalry with Court:"That's what you want,you know,it's like championship boxing. But I think when you play against somebody that pushes you,that does bring out the best in both players. And I would think probably sometimes she probably brought the best in me as well."

Court said:"Billie Jean King and I,we'd had battles. Everybody wanted a Court-King final.

"I felt when I won Wimbledon it wasn't for me,it was for my nation. That still brings tears to my eyes.

"I never looked at it as how famous you were or how well known you were. With me what you got is what you got."

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