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American tennis legend John McEnroe's brother Patrick McEnroe recently reacted to the image of 18-time Grand Slam champion Chris Evert and Australian tennis star Ajla Tomljanovic.
Tomljanovic, who is currently recovering from a knee surgery due to which she was forced to pull out of the 2023 Australian Open, considers Evert to be her mentor. Evert has been an active part of the Australian's tennis career since the latter was 12 years old.
Evert took to Twitter to share an image of herself donning a new hairdo, while stating that Tomljanovic is 'pure class.'
"Gotta love this young lady… pure class…@Ajlatom" Evert tweeted
Patrick McEnroe, the brother of American tennis legend John McEnroe and a former tennis player himself, shared a sweet comment for the players in response. He stated that he 'loves' the 'young ladies,' especially the one on the left, pointing to Evert.
"I love these young ladies…especially the one on the left," McEnroe tweeted.
Evert then responded to McEnroe's sweet gesture with heart emojis and endearingly called him 'Pmac'.
"thx, Pmac!" Evert wrote.
A look at Chris Evert's glittering tennis career
Chris Evert is one of the most dominant tennis players to have ever played the game, and has won 18 Grand Slam titles. She turned pro in 1972 and retired in 1989. Evert was coached by her father and former tennis player Jimmy.
She won a record seven French Open titles, with her first title coming in 1974. Evert and Serena Williams are tied for the most US Open titles won - six.
The 68-year-old also won two Australian Open titles and three Wimbledon titles, as well as four WTA Tour Finals trophies. Evert was also an integral part of her national team and led the USA to the Fed Cup trophy eight times.
She holds a unique record of consecutively winning at least one Major title a year for 13 years. Evert dominated the sport in the 1970s and 1980s, to say the least. She reached a career-high ranking of World No. 1 in 1975 and stayed at the top spot for an unprecedented 260 weeks.
Evert holds one of the highest singles winning percentages in tennis. Over the course of her career, she won 89.97% of the matches she played, the second highest amongst men and women. On clay she won 94.55%, which is still a record.
The former World No. 1 won three doubles Majors as well. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1995.
