Martina Navratilova returns the ball to Chris Evert on March 22, 1973, in Akron. Memorial Hall, a basketball gymnasium, was converted into a tennis venue with a portable carpet floor.

On an early October morning, at a beach house in Amagansett, Martina Navratilova leaned across the arm of her Adirondack chair and plucked a piece of sweater fuzz from the tip of Chris Evert’s nose.

“When you’re sitting in that room getting chemotherapy pumped into your veins, you can’t help but look around and see all the ...

Today we might have called her “The Terminator.”u2028u2028 The Evert-Navratilova Rivalry In the late '70s, a new rival was pushing her way onto the tennis scene—Navratilova.

A new book, "The Rivals: Chris Evert vs. Martina Navratilova, Their Epic Duels and Extraordinary Friendship" (Broadway publishing, $24.95) examines their relationship in greater detail than ever ...

Evert the cute, delicate lady, oozing feminism, while Navratilova the strong, masculine, but equally graceful. Martina the aggressor, Chris the defender.

Martina Navratilova once reflected on how the stark contrast in her and Chris Evert's upbringings had an impact on the way ...

After Martina Navratilova claimed she’s been labeled a “Nazi” for her stance on transgender athletes, ESPN’s Chris Evert came to the defense of her former tennis rival.

Tennis legends Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova were both diagnosed with cancer ( Image: Getty Images) By Emily Retter Chief Feature Writer 20:01, 11 Jul 2023 Updated20:04, 11 Jul 2023 | comments ...

18:39, 03 Jan 2023 Updated 18:39, 03 Jan 2023 Martina Navratilova (left) and Chris Evert were former tennis rivals but are now supporting each other in their battles against cancer (Image: AP) ...

— -- NEW YORK -- By the time Serena Williams pulled into New York for the US Open, she'd been trying to move into a tie with Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert for the third-most Grand Slam ...

Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert lit up the tennis courts in 1970s and 1980s. The duo clashed a total of 80 times, 60 of which were finals. Their first encounter was in Akron, Ohio, in 1973 ...