MARTINA NAVRATILOVA - OATES ATTACKED BY JEALOUS NAVRATILOVA

JOHN OATES, one half of 1980s pop duo HALL AND OATES, was the victim of tennis ace MARTINA NAVRATILOVA's bad loser wrath when he unwisely beat her in a skiing race.

The humiliation of failing affected the competitive sports star so badly, she wreaked her revenge on the VOICES singer during a subsequent "friendly" game of basketball.

He says, "She's an unbelievable athlete, but I beat her at a ski race one time and she hated it - it really bothered her - I could tell.

"I also played basketball with her in a health club and she proceeded to scratch, push and elbow me.

"I guess that's the kind of power that makes her the champion that she is."