Tennis legend Chris Evert excitedly announces completion of cancer treatment

The former American tennis player Chris Evert67, announced on Monday that she had completed the chemotherapy treatment she underwent to deal with ovarian cancer with which she had been diagnosed in January.

“I’m a little out of it from the meds, but I’m grateful and relieved. I finished my six chemotherapy treatments”, wrote the tennis legend and former number 1 in the world ranking on his Twitter account, along with a video in which he can be seen performing the ritual of ring the bells to celebrate the end of this complicated stage.

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Fortunately for Evert, her cancer was detected at stage 1, greatly expanding the chance of good results from chemotherapy.

Chris Evert, tennis legend

Evert, a member of the Hall of Fame since 1995 after a historic career with 18 Grand Slam titles, retired after the 1989 season with a total of 157 singles titles, a figure that positions her second among men and women of all time.

Throughout his career he broke several records. She was the first female tennis player to win 1,000 singles matches. and went five times the number 1 player in the world ranking. In 1974 she set a women’s record, winning 56 consecutive matches and for the next 12 years (until 1986) she won at least one Grand Slam singles title per year.

Evert won four consecutive US Open titles between 1975 and 1978, and he would win that title again in 1980 and 1982. Nearly unbeatable on clay courts (brick dust), he won the French Open seven times. She was chosen “Athlete of the Year” four times and received the “Female Athlete of the Year” award from the magazine Sport Illustrated in 1976.

The 18 Grand Slam titles Chris Evert won

Australian Open: 1982, 1984

Roland Garros: 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986

Wimbledon: 1974, 1976, 1981

US Open: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982.