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Tennis legend Chris Evert has opened up about how her younger sister's devastating death from ovarian cancer helped to 'save her life', revealing how her sibling's battle with the disease prompted her to undergo testing - allowing her own cancer to be detected incredibly early. The 67-year-old offered a candid glimpse into her cancer battle for an upcoming episode of HBO's Real Sports, with GMA airing a preview clip on Monday morning - in which Evert is seen undergoing her final rounds of chemo, while paying tribute to her late sister Jeanne Evert Dubin. 'My sister's death saved my life,'...

Tennis great Jimmy Connors hints his former fiancée, America’s on-court sweetheart Chris Evert, got pregnant and then had an abortion as they became the biggest stars and the most popular couple in the sport. The bad boy of tennis reveals in his new memoir, “The Outsider,” that just weeks before their planned wedding in 1974, “An issue had arisen as a result of youthful passion, and a decision had to be made as a couple,” Connors writes. “Chrissie called to say she was coming out to LA to take care of the ‘issue.’ I was perfectly happy to let nature...

Just 15 months after they were married, golf star Greg Norman and tennis great Chris Evert announced they have separated. The announcement Friday comes three days before Norman is to captain the International team at the Presidents Cup in San Francisco, where wives of the captains take on a visible role. Norman and Evert, each in the Hall of Fame in their respective sports, did not say whether they planned to divorce. In a statement, the couple said only, “We will remain friends and supportive of one another’s family.” The statement said they requested privacy for them and their families....

Chris Evert and Greg Norman have separated after 15 months of marriage, reps for the couple confirm to PEOPLE. "Chris and Greg will remain friends and supportive of one another's family," Evert's rep, Tammy Starr, told PEOPLE Friday. Norman's rep also confirmed the split. The tennis champ and golf legend, both 54, tied the knot in a sunset ceremony in the Bahamas on June 28, 2008 and got engaged in December 2007 in South Africa.

SYDNEY -- Tennis great Chris Evert has joined the chorus of complaints about the noise level in women's tennis, saying the "grunting" was getting out of hand. Evert stopped short of joining former rival Martina Navratilova in labelling the practice as cheating, but agreed it had reached unacceptable levels. Evert: "Grunting is one thing but the shrill sound that you hear with players nowadays, and especially they get louder when they hit a winner, that's the thing that I observe as a player," the former world No. 1 told reporters in Sydney on Monday. "It comes before they hit the...

Greg Norman's £50m divorce deal leaves him free to marry Chris Evert Last updated at 11:00am on 8th September 2007 Greg Norman may be about to marry Chris Evert after reportedly agreeing a divorce settlement worth more than £50 million. The 52-year old Australian golf legend, who is said to be worth £250 million, ended his 26-year marriage after months of legal wrangling over money. Asked if he would now be marrying former tennis champion Miss Evert, Norman replied: "Sure, why not?" The golfer known as the Great White Shark went public with his new relationship after being seen dining...