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Tennis legend Chris Evert says ovarian cancer has returned, will skip Wimbledon

Evert said she "will stay optimistic" as she undergoes medical treatment.

ByKelly McCarthy GMA logo
Thursday, June 25, 2026 4:50PM
ABC News Live

Tennis legend Chris Evert announced on social media Thursday that she will not be commentating at Wimbledon next week after learning over the weekend that her ovarian cancer had returned.

FILE - Chris Evert smiles while talking to reporters at the Miami Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Fla., March 23, 2016.
FILE - Chris Evert smiles while talking to reporters at the Miami Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Fla., March 23, 2016.
AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File

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