Chris Evert led a glorious career in tennis, and with that, she became a world-renowned personality. Now, the player uses her voice to raise important issues in society. She recently watched a mini-series called, ‘Dopesick’ and expressed her views on drug addiction and the role of pharmaceutical companies in it.

Evert had always kept to herself during her active tennis days. She said little and confirmed the image that people had set for her. However, the 18-time grand slam champion is now active on Twitter and uses the platform to express her opinion.

Chris Evert raises her concern over drug addiction

The American tennis star recently watched a mini-series called ‘Dopesick’ featuring Michael Keaton. It deals with America’s struggle with opioid addiction. The series highlights the risky marketing strategy and how it affected Virginia’s mining community.

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Evert took to her Twitter to express her views and stated, “I hadn’t realize how powerful and impactful #dopesick was until I just watched it. The drug epidemic continues to be heartbreaking…”

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Her fans joined her in commending the series and also highlighted drug addiction issues in American society. They raised issues of children dealing with drug addiction. They also discussed the negative role of Purdue Pharmaceuticals in the series.

Evert’s arch-rival Martina Navratilova on Twitter

Evert always had a silent aura where the player said little or express on the court too. She was given the nickname, ‘Ice Maiden’ because of her composed demeanor on the court, no matter what happened.

However, her career-long rival, Navratilova, was and is still not like that. Martina Navratilova expresses her political and social views openly on the platform.

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Even if the player does not hold Twitter’s minority stakeholder, Elon Musk, in high regard, she still uses the platform to express her staunch views. This has brought a lot of criticism, but Navratilova has never backed down from any of her views and has expressed them boldly.