Aussie tennis legend Margaret Court has taken aim at the retiring Serena Williams after the retirement of the American powerhouse.

Court won 24 grand slam titles in the 1960s and early 70s in her unparalleled career, including a calendar Grand Slam in 1970.

But the devout Christian’s achievements have often been overshadowed in recent years because of her vocal opposition to same-sex marriage and support of gay conversion therapy.

In the wake of 40-year-old Williams announcing her retirement after the US Open, where she was eliminated in the third round by Aussie Alja Tomljanovic, Court will hang on to the grand slam record the American had long coveted.

Williams was stranded on 23 grand slam wins since her last title at the Australian Open in 2017, despite making four more finals and two more semi-finals in the following five years.

Despite falling short, Williams was labelled the GOAT (greatest of all-time) by the US Open in the fanfare before each of her US Open match in her farewell tournament.

Speaking in an interview with The Telegraph UK, Court said: “Serena, I’ve admired her as a player, but I don’t think she has ever admired me.”

Court also blasted Williams for her post-match interview after being beaten by Tomljanovic.

“I thought it was bad that Williams didn’t mention her opponent more when she spoke,” she said.

“We were taught to be role models for the young, in how we behaved. We were taught to honour our opponent. You learned from your losses. We respected one another.”

Court also lashed out at tennis, claiming after being invited to Wimbledon this year, “nobody even spoke to me”.

“It’s very sad, because a lot of the press and television today, particularly in…