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...professional athletics, too, women have come a long way. Starting from far behind, they have benefited relatively more than men from the explosion in prize money in recent years. For example, Chris Evert, only 20, has rolled up more than $200,000 in tennis winnings so far this year...
Billie Jean King did more for tennis than Jimmy Connors [April 28] could ever do. By the way, Chris Evert was the one who turned the public on to Jimmy Connors. Before they got together, it was Jimmy...
...Chris Evert senses Connors' growing independence. "Before, he was being told what to say to the press," says Chris. "Now he's making an effort to look into what's going on, say with the A.T.P. He's starting to separate the people who are for him from the people who are using him. He's really starting to know himself," she says. "He's thinking about the future, not just about the next tournament...
...court. Marty Riessen recalls: "Jimmy spent a night at my house in 1973. It was very pleasant. I could like him. He's a nice kid, but I can't get to him. None of us can. He's covered up by his mother and his manager." Evert, a more partisan observer, adds: "Inside Jimmy is a very gentle person. To outsiders, he's harder because he's been hurt by the press and crowds. There's no one he tells everything to, but in that 10% that he keeps to himself, I know it hurts him to be disliked...
Connors may not mope much longer. "I think I've found the right girl," he says. "When things are right?which may be soon?we'll settle down." After calling off their nationally ballyhooed engagement last fall, Connors and Evert decided not to talk to each other for four months. "We needed to find out if we really wanted to be with each other," says Jimmy. "I wasn't very happy, and she wasn't very happy. Since we got back together, we're working things out a lot better. I guess we're much more honest." Chris seems...