‘My Sister’s Death Saved My Life’ – Chris Evert Opens Up Like Never Before About Her Brave Fight Against Cancer

Chris Evert, the American tennis ace, is one of the greats of the game. She, alongside Martina Navratilova, ruled the courts during her playing days. Evert, with all her life experience, has seen both good and bad days. However, a recent incident that wasn’t under her control stormed her otherwise stable life.

The American was diagnosed with the same pestering disease that took her sister away, which is ovarian cancer. Having identified the same, Evert attended chemotherapy sessions and she is out of danger now. Recently, she opened up about her sister’s struggle with cancer.

Chris Evert about her and Jeanne’s battle

The 67-year-old sat down for an interview with HBO and spoke about the entire journey from her sister’s death to the day cancer in her fallopian tubes was detected. She addressed how her sister Jeanne Evert Dublin’s death, leading to a precautionary hysterectomy, helped her take early action against the malignant cancer and said, “My sister’s death saved my life.”

“Jeanne was selfless, caring, and kind. As a sister, I admired her stellar character and unwavering devotion to her loved ones. She fought a brave battle, and now Heaven is lucky to have her,” the former world no.1 added.

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Thereafter, Evert disclosed what she felt like while going through chemotherapies.

“In tennis you can control a situation much better and [with] things like this, you can’t control it. As someone who has always had control over my life, I have no idea how I’ll respond to chemotherapy. I have to give in to something higher. But, I have comfort in knowing the chemotherapy is to ensure that cancer does not come back.”

What is Evert’s current condition?

Chris Evert broke the news in 2021 a few months after her sister Jeanne lost the battle against Ovarian cancer. Though in her case, the growth of cancer was in the initial stages. Therefore, Evert was suggested a six session long chemotherapy by her medical support team.

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Evert wrote a letter to her fans via ESPN with whom she works as a broadcaster and informed them about the disease and her decision of opting for chemotherapy at the earliest. Following that, the 18-time Grand Slam champion started the procedure in the January and a month ago, she went though the sixth and last session.

At present Evert is out of danger with a less than 10% chances of the cancer reappearing. We hope she resumes her role in the ESPN as soon as possible and comes out stronger than ever from this.