Not Ready to Quit, Evert to Play at Wimbledon
Chris Evert, who pulled out of the French Open tennis tournament less than two weeks ago, hinting at imminent retirement, will play at Wimbledon later this month.
The Women’s International Tennis Assn. said that Evert, 34, would go to Wimbledon after competing in a grass-court tournament at Eastbourne in southern England, used by many players as a warm-up for the Grand Slam event.
The Eastbourne tournament starts June 19, Wimbledon June 26.
Evert flew back to the United States after losing to Austrian teen-ager Barbara Paulus in the European Open at Geneva last month and said she would reconsider her schedule for the rest of the year.
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