Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova brought people’s attention to their sport through their unique rivalry and incredible achievements. Therefore, they understand the amount of effort it goes into proving the value of one’s work. They gave the performance that the audience demanded in order to bring women’s tennis to the limelight.

Similarly, in the entertainment industry, women like Olivia Newton-John proved the worth of their presence and made a safe and healthy platform for the next generation of women to break through in the industry. Speaking of Olivia, the famous Hollywood celeb bid farewell to the world at the age of 73. Her untimely demise made renowned personalities pay their tribute to the star, and among them were Evert and Navratilova.

Remembering Olivia Newton-John

The singer, songwriter, and actress, after giving some splendid music to the world to hold on to, passed away on Monday. Upon stumbling on this sad news, Evert responded with the tweet, “One of the nicest, sweetest, most graceful human beings has passed away. She shed a bright light wherever she went. She was so loved… RIP Olivia… “

Whereas the nine-time Wimbledon champion Navratilova, shocked by the incident, tweeted, “RIP Legend. Gone much too soon.”

Olivia Newton-John gave four Grammy worthy albums and five number one hits and ten top ten hits in 70s and early 80s. Some of her best songs are If You Love Me Let Me Know, Have You Never Been Mellow, and You’re The One That I Want.

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Further, John Travolta also payed tribute to his Grease co-actor. He wrote, “My dearest Olivia, you made all of our lives so much better.”

“Your impact was incredible. I love you so much. We will see you down the road and we will all be together again,” Travolta added. He and Newton-John delivered two of the most iconic performances as Danny Zuko and Sandy Olsson in the 1978 musical. The movie touched a worldwide box office gross of 366 million dollars.

What are Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova doing currently?

The veterans, after fighting tooth and nails during their playing days, retired with their names inducted in the Tennis Hall of Fame. The former world no.1s now put their knowledge of the sport to broadcasting and analytical purposes.

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While the seven time French Open champion is with ESPN since 2011, Navratilova spends her time broadcasting as a presenter and commentator for BBC, Tennis channel and Amazon Prime.