Martina Navratilova was just 12 when she first discovered Chris Evert ’s name in the glossy pages of World Tennis Magazine. Destiny stirred early, by 1973, in Fort Lauderdale, a young Martina approached her idol, only to find Evert deep in a backgammon match, unaware of the fire about to enter her world. And now, five decades later, when the 18-time Slam champion celebrates her special day, that eternal bond burns bright again as Chris Evert pens an emotional tribute to her greatest rival and dearest friend.

Recently, Chris Evert lit up social media with a post that spoke volumes of love, time, and shared history. What began as a fleeting hello soon ignited one of sport’s fiercest rivalries: two forces pushing each other to greatness, then standing shoulder to shoulder through life’s

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