Chris Evert 🇺🇸 How good was she really ?

[@bluecat353]

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[@henry-bo3np]

Chris Evert is without a doubt one of the greatest players in tennis history. Chris won at least one Major each year for 13 consecutive years from 1974 - 1986. Even when Martina was at her most dominant, Chris ALWAYS one at least one Major each year.

[@tinacampcopenhaver5235]

Chris is the whole package: the guts and mind of a champion, funny, smart, attractive, feminine. Growing up with her as a role model was a blessing. I wish she would write My Own Story Two because quite a bit has happened since then.

[@jonathankieranwriter]

Greatest killer instinct, precision, and point-construction in the history of her sport, along with pre-stabbing Monica Seles. Both women were crafty, conniving, calculated assassins from the back court. Every stroke was tinged with purpose and venom. Evert and Seles smothered their foes with the relentless pressure of depth, rather than smothering by net-rushing brute force … although both women hit the casing off the ball, especially given the equipment of their heydays. To imagine playing against Evert, imagine hitting against a ball machine set to deliver EVERY ball set at maximum machine pace, and all within no more than 2 feet from the baseline, randomly to both wings. Even as a 5.0 player, I felt caught in a riptide, with occasional winners hit by me … followed by riptide ALL OVER AGAIN. Much respect to a champ of such nerve.

[@ugaais]

She was always so focused and amazing with those old wooden racquets…I know the game is faster now etc..but Chrissie will always be my favorite

[@robrivax]

Chris is my favorite. Not too flashy, Soo classic. Great shot placement. Can hit with a bit of pace. A backboard, and great tactician. Great drop shots too!

[@lastupendaboy]

A true champion, and a lady… first class.And if she had bothered to go to more French Opens ( where she was as unbeatable as Rafa!) and Aussie Opens she would have many more than 18 slams… it just wasn’t the most important thing then..

[@bluecat353]

yes, that is quite possible

[@kofipokuantwi-boateng5446]

I agree with you. That's why it's wrong to compare players from different eras. She missed the Australia open from 1974-1980 which were her prime years. She also skipped the French Open from 1976-1978. She's one of the all time greats along with Serena, Steffi, and Martina.

[@zeddeka]

It wasn't that she wasn't "bothered" to go to the French Open during that period, it was that the grand slams generally weren't as important. This is why it's crazy to try and compare generations on the basis of grand slams won. Back in the 1970s, it looked like Team Tennis was going to take over and many of the top players skipped tour tournaments to play team tennis instead. The Australian Open in particular was not considered a big tournament and usually had very weak draws. Chris only played it once in the 1970s. Measuring the number of grand slam wins as the marker of someone's overall success is a fairly modern thing. Chris herself has talked about, conversely, the regular tour events were more important than they are now because everyone wanted to get the women's tour a good name. You saw very long unbeaten streaks in the women's game up until the 1990s because of that. These days, many of the players don't give 100% at the regular tour events.

[@Vikinggirl1679]

Chris was incredible. She'd run you side to side, up and down. It was like hitting against a brick wall. She wore you down physically. And mentally, no one to this day was tougher. You never knew if she was ahead or behind. No emotion to let her opponents know. Today it's just boom boom boom.,not fun to watch

[@chrisnoneyabiz4072]

Chris is the GOAT!

[@chrisnoneyabiz4072]

Good video. Love Evert but can do without the ghetto music background

[@bluecat353]

Maybe you are right

[@jl3322]

Bigot!

[@ugaais]

@@jl3322no taste…

[@ursulamullikin4723]

@@jl3322 sit down

[@davidjones6778]

Nice footage - spoilt for me by the crap background music. But then I am an old git!

[@bruceburns1672]

She was an absolute pleasure to watch, petite dainty feminine mannerisms, before Woman's tennis was destroyed by the coming masculine Gorrilla players.