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With the worse behind us, we can now think about the difficult time that the world had to go through during the global pandemic. The schools shut down and education came to a halt with everything else. Chris Evert sympathized with the students who could not go to school in 2020.

She shared a heartfelt message for the students and praised their evolution into resilient human beings.

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Evert stood with the class of 2020

Chris Evert had shared her high school yearbook picture on Instagram. She sent a motivating and uplifting message for the class of 2020. She stated, “In solidarity with the class of 2020 — whether graduating from college, high school, 8th grade, kindergarten — this has not turned out as you planned & prepared for. You will be resilient in uncertainty and adversity; a great lesson that there’s no textbook for.”

 

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She acknowledged the uncertain times and sympathized with how things turned completely different.

READ MORE: ‘U Dumped Me…’ – Chris Evert Once Had a Hilarious Banter With Martina Navratilova After Her Coaching Stint With Polish Tennis Star

However, she showed them the silver lining of the situation. This would lead them to handle unpredictable circumstances with patience and a strong mindset which no book can teach them.

Chris Evert, an epitome of resilience

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Chris Evert has carried the name of women’s tennis around the world. The player won 18 grand slam titles in her glorious career.  Known for her patience and resilience on the court; in a sport, where the emotions of the players could not be suppressed, she stayed calm and focused on getting her game right. Moreover, she was inducted to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1995.

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Her rivalry with Martina Navratilova also brought a lot of fame to the women’s sport. Both the players faced each other a whopping 80 times, out of which 60 times were in the finals only. 

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Their rivalry rose the fame of the sport at a time when women’s sports did not have a lot of influence. They came onto the field and revolutionized the face of women’s tennis.