Chris Evert sees positive future for men’s tennis: “Americans doing great, Djokovic priming to be the GOAT”
ATPMonday, 06 February 2023 at 00:30
18-time Grand Slam champion Chris Evert and coach
Patrick Mouratoglou responded to negative comments about the present of men's
tennis
The first major of the year ended with Novak Djokovic
winning his 10th Australian Open and tied Rafael Nadal as the male players with
most Grand Slams, both with 22. In the same tournament, other tennis players
who had a great performance were some young American tennis players, such as
Tommy Paul, Ben Shelton and J.J. Wolf.
Some Twitter user commented that men's tennis is out
of date, citing Federer's retirement and Nadal's injuries as an example:
Former world no. 1 Chris Evert responded to the user
and wanted to highlight positive aspects that were seen in Melbourne.
The American made the mistake of making her comment in
a tweet from Serena Williams' former coach Patrick Moratoglou, so the Frenchman
responded to Evert:
Mouratoglou, who currently works with Holger Rune,
started the debate when he talked about the opportunity he will have this year
to play in the Grand Slams:
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