Martina Navratilova hails her rivalry with Chris Evert as the best sporting rivalry of all time
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@DjokerNole on @RafaelNadal. #RolandGarros756718882"I've played [Rafa] more than I [have] played any other player in my professional career. Our head-to-head is the biggest head-to-head ever in the history of the sport... he's definitely my greatest rival."@DjokerNole on @RafaelNadal. #RolandGarros https://t.co/xSM8afVeG8Well, true... in men’s tennis... @Martina and I played 80 times.. twitter.com/atptour/status… Evert and Navratilova have both accumulated 18 Grand Slam singles titles each. Both were simultaneously ranked World No. 1 and World No. 2, most of their careers. They thus found each other on opposite sides, mainly in the finals of various tournaments. Of the 60 finals that the pair competed against each other in, 14 were the finals of the Grand Slams. Navratilova dominated those fixtures with 10 victories against Evert’s four. Martina Navratilova also led in their overall head-to-head 43-37. Evert once shared details of how their rivalry progressed. “In the beginning, I was beating her; I was practicing with her, we were playing doubles together. Then she started beating me, and I broke up the doubles because I felt like I was getting too close. We went our own ways,” she had noted.
Martina Navratilova hails her rivalry with Chris Evert as the best sporting rivalry of all time
By Pranjali P. Modified 13 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Martina Navratilova hails her rivalry with Chris Evert as the best sporting rivalry of all time Martina Navratilova recently endorsed her rivalry with Chris Evert as the best sporting rivalry of all time. While tennis fans were discussing the biggest tennis rivalries the sport has ever seen, one fan debated that Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert were the greatest rivals not just in tennis but in all sports. “Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova was the best rivalry not only in tennis but in all of sports. The two met 80 times 60 of which were finals,” the fan said. Martina Navratilova was quick to acknowledge the fan’s statement. Martina Navratilova@MartinaYup twitter.com/Spiker715/stat…Leslie Jones@Spiker715@BuggyWhipFH @ChrissieEvert and @Martina was the best rivalry not only in tennis but in all of sports. The two met 80 times 60 of which were finals.78329@BuggyWhipFH @ChrissieEvert and @Martina was the best rivalry not only in tennis but in all of sports. The two met 80 times 60 of which were finals.Yup twitter.com/Spiker715/stat… 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 when Evert defeated the then-Czechoslovakian 7-6, 6-3. The duo’s final meeting came 15 years later in 1988 in Chicago when Navratilova triumphed over Evert 6-2, 6-2 in the final. Both legends have been very vocal about the significance of their rivalry. Novak Djokovic once claimed that his rivalry with Rafael Nadal was the biggest rivalry in the sport’s history. Chris Evert, however, corrected the 21-time Major winner stating that she had played Navratilova 80 times. Chris Evert@ChrissieEvertWell, true... in men’s tennis... @Martina and I played 80 times.. twitter.com/atptour/status…ATP Tour@atptour"I've played [Rafa] more than I [have] played any other player in my professional career. Our head-to-head is the biggest head-to-head ever in the history of the sport... he's definitely my greatest rival."@DjokerNole on @RafaelNadal. #RolandGarros756718882"I've played [Rafa] more than I [have] played any other player in my professional career. Our head-to-head is the biggest head-to-head ever in the history of the sport... he's definitely my greatest rival."@DjokerNole on @RafaelNadal. #RolandGarros https://t.co/xSM8afVeG8Well, true... in men’s tennis... @Martina and I played 80 times.. twitter.com/atptour/status… Evert and Navratilova have both accumulated 18 Grand Slam singles titles each. Both were simultaneously ranked World No. 1 and World No. 2, most of their careers. They thus found each other on opposite sides, mainly in the finals of various tournaments. Of the 60 finals that the pair competed against each other in, 14 were the finals of the Grand Slams. Navratilova dominated those fixtures with 10 victories against Evert’s four. Martina Navratilova also led in their overall head-to-head 43-37. Evert once shared details of how their rivalry progressed. “In the beginning, I was beating her; I was practicing with her, we were playing doubles together. Then she started beating me, and I broke up the doubles because I felt like I was getting too close. We went our own ways,” she had noted.