Chris Evert is one of the finest players American tennis has produced. Born into a tennis-playing family, she received tennis lessons from her father when she was just five years old. Her father, who was a professional tennis coach strived hard to turn Evert into a world-class player.

Further, the hard work done early on in her career ultimately paid off as she went on to dominate the women’s circuit. During her illustrious tennis career, Evert won 18 Grand Slam singles titles. Additionally, the former singles World Number 1 also managed to win three major doubles titles. She once talked about how strict her father was when it came to tennis.

Chris Evert on receiving coaching from her father

Evert worked hard day in and day out in tennis during her teenage days along with her father. Talking about her father also being her coach, she once said, “Inevitably, though, there were times when he blurred the line between coach and father. At night, after we had spent the entire day on the court, he would occasionally still have tennis on the brain. He’d want to discuss a stroke I was trying to refine or the match from earlier that day.”

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Further, she went on to add, “I was in my early teens, and I needed more emotional and less athletic support from him. I needed him to tell me I looked pretty that day or to say he was proud of me. “Oh, Chrissie, he never had sisters,” my mom would say, trying to defend my dad’s lack of sensitivity.” 

Evert mourns the passing away of Olivia Newton-John

Yesterday, Hollywood star Olivia Newton-John passed away peacefully at her Ranch in Southern California. Subsequently, Evert took to Twitter to mourn the loss of the Hollywood star with a very touching message.

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Olivia had fought a lengthy battle against cancer. In 2018, she revealed her third cancer diagnosis at the base of her spine. Earlier this year, Evert too had fought her battle against ovarian cancer.