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Tennis legend Chris Evert will miss Wimbledon as ovarian cancer returns: ‘Continuing to fight’

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Tennis legend Chris Evert will miss Wimbledon as ovarian cancer returns: ‘Continuing to fight’

Tennis Hall of Famer Chris Evert said Thursday her ovarian cancer has returned and treatment will prevent her from attending Wimbledon this year. Evert, 71, was first diagnosed with ovarian cancer in December 2021. In December 2023 she revealed her cancer had returned. She announced on social media on Thursday she already has had surgery … Read more

John McEnroe on the NYC icon that went from tennis to rock ‘n’ roll

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John McEnroe on the NYC icon that went from tennis to rock ‘n’ roll

Playing in his first US Open in singles at Forest Hills Stadium in 1977, tennis icon John McEnroe made his debut at 18 with a bang. An unseeded upstart, the Queens native found himself on the same clay courts where he was once a ballboy — gliding and grinding in an interborough contest against Brooklyn-born … Read more