Chris Evert avslöjar orsaken till att hon avslutade dubbelpartnerskapet med Navratilova

Chris Evert har förklarat sitt beslut att avsluta det framgångsrika dubbelpartnerskapet med Martina Navratilova 1976. Beslutet kom i takt med att deras rivalitet intensifierades och Evert ville skydda sitt fokus på damsingel.

Evert berättade i en intervju med CNN att Navratilova hade börjat lära känna hennes spel för väl genom deras dubbelträning. Hon meddelade Navratilova direkt att hon inte längre kunde fortsätta som dubbelpartner.

Paret hade vunnit två stora dubbeltitlar tillsammans, inklusive Wimbledon 1976. De var planerade att tävla som ett lag i US Open 1976, men Evert drog sig ur för att koncentrera sig på singelspelet, där hon sedan tog hem titeln.

Navratilova bekräftade senare uppbrottet och noterade att Evert hade prioriterat sin singelranking. Deras rivalitet resulterade i totalt 80 matcher, inklusive 14 Grand Slam-finaler.

En Netflix-dokumentär med titeln Chris & Martina: The Final Set har premiär den 26 juni, efter världspremiären på Tribeca Film Festival den 10 juni.

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