It has been 50 years since Chris Evert won her first-ever US Open title. She fought and defeated Evonne Goolagong Cawley in a match that would enter the pages of history as the beginning of Evert’s on-court dominance. And now, as Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz get ready to battle each other for the 15th time at the 2025 US Open final, the ESPN commentator decided to reflect back on her own 50YO win and revisit the one moment that made it ever so special.
On the 5th of September, 2025, Chris Evert released her statements through Tennis.com as she took the time capsule back to 1975. She revealed her thrill when she got to know that the US Open had decided to move to the clay courts. It was as if she knew that it would be the best surface for her. After all, in the