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'Who said I was not rooting for Sinner': Chris Evert claps back at fan for bizarre take on Wimbledon final
Louis Walker III/Special to the Providence Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK

Chris Evert hit back at a fan for their bizarre take surrounding the Wimbledon final and the perceived notion that she wasn't rooting for Jannik Sinner and that it was to do with his failed drugs test.

Evert witnessed Sinner's win over Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final from the iconic Royal Box on Centre Court and she was given a shoutout for appearing not to root for the World No.1.

Sinner sealed the final 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to dethrone Alcaraz and add a part of his collection he was yet to win in the form of the Wimbledon title. Wimbledon's Twitter account shared a video of Alcaraz converting the set point. Evert cheered loudly but this was misconstrued by one fan.

He saw Evert as not rooting Sinner when the 18-time Grand Slam champion was anything but against Sinner.

"Shoutout to . @ChrissieEvert for not rooting for the Ginger CLOSTEBOL #Wimbledon," the fan wrote referencing to Sinner failing his doping tests in 2024 which led to him serving a three-month suspension from the sport.

Evert instead of leaving said post responded to it and clapped back hitting back at the notion that she wasn't and said she was applauding both of them for a great set of tennis.

"Who said I was not rooting for Sinner? I applauded the unbelievable set point and the performance of both of them that set..." wrote Evert on X (formerly Twitter).

This is no surprise given that Evert herself drew parallels between her own rivalry with best friend Martina Navratilova recently. "This rivalry between Alcaraz and Sinner reminds me of what Martina and I shared in our day. There are some similarities in the way we played. I was the steady consistent one and Martina was the one who had all the shots in the book,

This article first appeared on TennisUpToDate.com and was syndicated with permission.

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