Part of the success story of women’s tennis has always been its cynical use of glamour to appeal to more fans. When she arrived, three of the four grand slam tournaments were played on grass, where the ball skidded low and matches were a race to the net. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Martina Navratilova and Evert won 18 grand slam titles apiece as their rivalry dominated, and changed, women’s tennis. She won 18 grand slam titles, including seven French Opens and six US Opens. She was marked as the year-end No 1 seven times with 157 singles titles and reached grand slam semi-finals 52 times in 56 attempts.

Source: The Guardian June 30, 2020 06:56 UTC