Chris Evert feels hurt, anger and shame over the sudden and shock end to her fairytale marriage to Australian golf great Greg Norman. But with life’s simple pleasures, like watching her three teenage sons skateboard during a summer holiday in Aspen, Colorado, the 55-year-old tennis champ is determined to overcome her pain.
Equally important to Chris is to take responsibility for her part in the impulsive love affair that ruined her previous marriage to Olympic skier Andy Mill.
When Chris and Greg took their vows in a lavish ceremony in the Bahamas in June 2008, the pair promised they’d be together for the rest of their lives. But 16 months into their marriage, without warning and after repeated declarations of love in the media, the Great White Shark suddenly walked out.
Days later, the couple stunned the sporting world when they announced their separation. Through it all, Chris, who won 18 Grand Slam titles during a spectacular career, has maintained a dignified silence amid a volley of personal attacks.
Speaking to us from her home in Aspen, Chris breaks her silence in a refreshingly honest interview (for which she was not paid). She talks about what went wrong, why she and Greg won’t ever be friends, and why the divorce has put her off love. Her frank comments also draw into question Greg’s insistence their romance did not begin as an illicit tryst. This is Chris Evert returning serve.
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