“I don’t want to just be a lady having lunch, getting manicures and pedicures every day, and that’s it. I want to have a passion for what I’m doing,” said the 70-year-old tennis legend, Chris Evert, in a previous interview. Tennis is her passion, and shortly after her retirement from tennis in 1989, she has been busy playing the role of a commentator and analyst. However, this role hasn’t always been a walk in the park for Evert, and she has time and again been criticized for her commentary. Even during the 2025 French Open, she faced a severe backlash from fans for her commentary during Coco Gauff’s QF match against Madison Keys. However, amid all these, she’s now all set to join fellow tennis legends for yet another big role at Wimbledon 2025.

The 2025 Wimbledon Championships are set to commence on June 30 and will go on till July 4, and guess what? This year, Chris Evert will join the likes of Rennae Stubbs, Sam Querrey, Pam Shriver, John McEnroe, Brad Gilbert, James Blake, and a few others in the commentary box for ESPN at Wimbledon.

Highlighting this star-studded line-up in their coverage, ESPN dropped a tweet stating, “June 30-July 13, ESPN platforms present exclusive 2025 #Wimbledon coverage 🎾 250+ live hours 🎾 All matches stream on ESPN+ 🎾 ‘Wimbledon Match Point’ for first 5 days.” Reacting to this tweet, Chris Evert wrote, “Can’t wait; we have a GREAT team…👍 @espn.“

Similar to Chris Evert, John McEnroe has also come under fire for his commentary multiple times in the past. For example, during the 2024 US Open, he faced severe criticism for controversial statements such as for “badmouthing” the world number one Jannik Sinner and questioning the ITIA’s ruling in the doping saga. Meanwhile, Evert’s comment on Karolina Muchova where she claimed Muchova “plays like a guy“ prompted some fans to push ESPN to get rid of these two tennis legends.

But following that, even during the 2025 French Open, they created a similar buzz with their controversial statements during their commentary for TNT Sports at Roland Garros. John McEnroe was criticized for claiming that Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz can beat prime Rafael Nadal on clay. However, despite facing severe backlash from the fans for multiple such incidents in the past, the tennis world saw a moment of camaraderie between Chris Evert and John McEnroe after the French Open.

Following the mega clay court event in Paris, Chris Evert shared a heartfelt picture with John McEnroe with the caption, “@espn and @tntsports partners in crime…” Previously, her long-time rival, Martina Navratilova, had that title, but now, has Evert put McEnroe in her place? Only Evert has the answer!

Recently, ESPN’s renowned broadcaster, Chris Fowler, was also spotted expressing his joy in reuniting with Chris Evert and John McEnroe at Wimbledon. He shared a picture on IG alongside these two tennis greats and captioned that picture with, “A privilege to reconnect with our #espntennis team.” 

With the Wimbledon set to kick off in just a few days, America’s Coco Gauff is all set to enter this tournament following her title triumph at the French Open. What does Evert have to say about Gauff’s chances on the grass court major?

Chris Evert shares her thoughts on Coco Gauff’s Wimbledon chances

It took Gauff almost two years to clinch her second major title. Can she now clinch her third at the grass-court major? Well, Coco Gauff’s chances of winning the title at SW19 were hit with a major concern following her recent defeat to China’s Xinyu Wang in the R16 of the Grass Court Championships in Berlin. Following that defeat, the American shared a post on her social media account, stating, “It was a tough one today, but I’m happy to be back on court. I tried my best to adjust with the quick turnaround, but it wasn’t enough. As always, I’m learning as I go, so I hope to do better next time. Thank you, Berlin, for the short but sweet visit. I’ll come back stronger next year.“

But amid all the concerns on getting knocked out in Berlin, former American pro, Coco Vandeweghe, said that this defeat could well be a blessing in disguise for Gauff. “I just don’t even think this shakes her confidence at all. This is not going to be her best surface, but you know what she is going to do. She is going to take this loss and really work on herself.” Can this “ultimate competitor” forget this defeat and come back with yet another stellar run at the major?

Coco Gauff’s best record at the Wimbledon Championships has been reaching the fourth round thrice (2019,2021,2024). Now, since she has won the titles in Melbourne and Paris, can we ever see her winning the other two, i.e., Wimbledon or the AO in the near future? Well, while speaking to TNT Sports, Chris Evert had previously stated, “She is going to win all of them, yeah. For sure, she can win on every surface. She has won on clay and on hard. I can definitely see that she can win Wimbledon.“

How far do you think Gauff can reach at Wimbledon this year? Do you agree with what Chris Evert’s opinion on this? Share your thoughts in the comment box.