‘She’s Had More TV Cameras in Her Face Than..’ – When Anna Kournikova’s Arrogant Interview Irked Chris Evert’s Ex-husband as He Dished Out Strong Criticism

John Lloyd was one of the best tennis players of his time. The 68-year-old has also served as a tennis analyst and commentator over the years. The Briton is always accurate and straight to the point as an expert. He is more popular for his eight-year-long marriage with American tennis legend Chris Evert.

Back in 2002, he was working with BBC for covering the Wimbledon Championships. Here, former Russian tennis star Anna Kournikova had an intense argument with the British TV presenter Gary Richardson. Lloyd was quick to give his opinion on the incident. Here’s what happened.

When John Lloyd lashed at Anna Kournikova

In the ending days of her tennis career, Kournikova was going through a rough phase. The Russian was performing poorly on the tour. While playing in the Wimbledon Championship of 2002, she lost her first-round match. Later, the way she behaved with the interviewer Gary Richardson made John Lloyd really angry.

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Lloyd, who was sitting in the studio as one of the expert panelists, straight away criticized the Russian. Here’s what he said. “Come on, she’s got to grow up.” He further added, “I think she was thinking maybe it would be like a movie and say, ‘Cut,’ and she knew it was live. She’s had more TV cameras in her face than I’ve had hot dinners, “And she should be able to handle that.”

Lloyd recalled being called Mr Evert after his marriage with Chris Evert

John Lloyd and Chris Evert were married for eight long years before they parted ways. The couple had a lot of media attention because of their tennis celebrity status. A long time after their divorce, Lloyd spoke about the challenges he faced as Evert’s husband.

Evert was a far more successful tennis star than him. Also, the Briton recalled how he was, at times, called Mr Evert. He further claimed that they were too young to settle down back then. Also, he believed that the marriage would have worked if they were 10 years older.

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While Lloyd retired with no Grand Slam titles to his name, Evert ended up with 18 Major titles and is among the all-time greats of tennis.