Navratilova also considering Playboy offer

LOS ANGELES, CA — Female tennis professional Ashley Harkleroad, 23, made headlines when she announced that she will be featured in the August issue of Playboy magazine.

But Harkleroad could be overshadowed now that an even bigger name in the world of tennis has admitted that she, too, is considering posing for the infamous men’s magazine. 51-year-old Martina Navratilova told SSNN that she would be willing to bare all, provided that the shoot was handled in a way she deemed appropriate.

“Hef reached out to me, and I told him if he comes up with an artistic plan we can talk about it. If what they want me to do is classy enough, I’d consider it,” the tennis legend said. “The female body is a beautiful thing, and I imagine there are plenty of people out there who want to see mine.”

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While Harkleroad is barely noticeable on the women’s tour – as a tennis player, anyway – Navratilova is one of the game’s all-time great players. Including doubles play, she has a total of 344 titles to her name, the most in tennis history. Among those are 59 Grand Slam titles, including 10 in mixed doubles, 18 in singles play, and 31 in women’s doubles.

Part of the reason Navratilova is considering posing is that Hugh Hefner and Playboy have reportedly offered her over $1 million to appear in a pictorial. Still, Navratilova wants people to understand that she has not yet made a decision.

“I’m still in the process of making my decision,” she said. “But if I’m honest, I think I’m leaning towards doing it – because, why not? You only live once, you know? And this is the type of thing I truly believe people will enjoy.”