Martina Navratilova Asks for US Political Asylum On this day, in 1975 during the US Open in Flushing New York, Czech tennis star Martina Navratilova asks for US political asylum. September 6, 1975 Sport: Tennis Trivia What Are the Five Events That Make Up the Modern Olympic Pentathon? Which Nations Won the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals the Last Time Baseball Was an Olympic Sport? sports in this article Tennis tags in this article Fan On This Day SportsEngine