"Generous and loved tennis": Chris Evert recalls fond memories of tennis fan and former Friends star, Matthew Perry

Following the sudden passing of Television star Matthew Perry, WTA legend Chris Evert has opened up about the actor's passion and love for tennis.

Perry, who is renown for his role as Chandler Bing on the TV show 'Friends', died of an apparent drowning in a bathtub in his Los Angeles home on Saturday, October 28. The actor, aged 54, earned a Primetime Emmy nomination for his role in the popular sitcom in 2002.

Fans took to social media to pay tribute to the late actor, with one asking Chris Evert if she had any recent memory of the beloved actor. The former World No.1 revealed Perry had played in her Drug Prevention tennis event. Furthermore, she lauded his generosity and support for her project.

"Matthew played in my Drug Prevention tennis event and supported the cause. He was generous and loved tennis!" tweeted Evert.

Perry participated in the Chris Evert/Bank of America Pro-Celebrity Classic in 2003 and 2004. The American actor had struggled with alcoholism and drug abuse for years and had several stints in rehab, and would go on to share his struggles with addiction in a memoir about his life titled 'Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing', which was published in 2022.