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Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova urge women's tennis to stay out of Saudi Arabia
Read full article: Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova urge women's tennis to stay out of Saudi ArabiaHall of Famers Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova are calling on the womenās tennis tour to stay out of Saudi Arabia.
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AP Was There: Navratilova tops Evert for 1st Slam title
Read full article: AP Was There: Navratilova tops Evert for 1st Slam titleThe AP is republishing stories about a handful of such matches while the canceled grass-court Grand Slam tournament was supposed to be played. The following story, about their first meeting in a Wimbledon final, was sent July 7, 1978. But when Evert twice a Wimbledon champion went from 0-2 to 4-2 in the final set, it seemed that her coolness and experience would prevail. That left Navratilova needing only to hold service for the title, and she did it without dropping a point. Evert set a pattern for the tentative match by dropping the opening game in each of the three sets.