American tennis legend, Chris Evert became a grandmother on May 24, 2024. The tennis legend was even seen congratulating his son Nicholas and her daughter-in-law, Rebecca for bringing in this new member to their family. She posted a picture alongside the baby and his mother with the caption, “My son Nicky and his wife Rebecca welcomed their first child, Hayden James into this world last nite..Thanks for bringing more love into our family; so proud of you two.” Ever since then, we’ve seen her sharing some adorable glimpses of her grandson on her social media accounts. Recently, she shared yet another of such heartwarming moments on her social media.

In July 2024, she shared a picture of her son Nicholas who was seen holding the baby in his arms. She captioned that picture with, “My son and grandson… I am so lucky…❤️❤️❤️.” Later on, in an interview with The New York Times, Chris Evert was seen reflecting her love for little Hayden James Mill by saying, “I’m in love with this little baby already. It makes me want to live even more.” Then recently the granny was spotted sharing an adorable video of her toddler grandson on her IG stories.

In that video clip, the little kid was spotted enjoying his meal, and guess what? After seeing the food all over his face, we can surely conclude that little Hayden James Mill really loved that meal! When Chris Evert became a grandmother, we saw tennis legends like Billie Jean congratulating her on her new role. Even Martina Navratilova is often seen dropping a few heartwarming comments on Chris Evert’s post featuring her cute grandson, Hayden James Mill.

However, this post wasn’t the only example of her enjoying a moment with her grandson. In August last year, she uploaded a few pictures on her IG account. In a post from August 10, she shared pictures of Hayden along with her momma, grandma, and grandpa. Chris Evert captioned that picture with, “We took Hayden out on the town…. mom, dad, grandma and grandpa !!! ( dad taking picture) @reebz202 @mickynill @millhousepodcast.“

Later on, she even shared a separate post in which she was seen giving alongside Andy Mill and their grandson. “Bonding with our grandson, Hayden James…Loving our growing family ❤️❤️❤️#AndyMill,” she wrote in the captions of that post. Chris Evert married, British tennis player, John Llyod in 1979. However, the couple got divorced in 1987. A year later, she married American downhill skier, Andy Mill. However, later on, they even got divorced.

After that, even her third marriage (with Australian golfer Greg Norman) could only last for 15 months. During an interview with Daily Mail in 2016, Chris Evert made a very interesting comment about her family life with her second husband, Andy Mill. What did she say?

Chris Evert reveals the “best part” of her relationship with her ex-husband Andy Mill

During a previous interview we saw, Chris Evert shed light on how she felt that starting a family would likely impact her career plans. While speaking to the press at the New York Major, Chris Evert once admitted that when she and John Lloyd decided to have children, she’d like to retire due to the difficulty of balancing motherhood with the life of a professional tennis player. Even Lloyd at that time echoed his then-wife’s sentiments saying, “I don’t want her to have a child and come back on the circuit. If she has nine months off, it’s much harder to come back then. And we would need a nanny to bring the baby around with us. That’s not the way to do it.”

However, Chris Evert and John Llyod eventually divorced in 1987 without having children together. Later on, she gave birth to three sons. Evert has three children- Alexander, Nicholas, and Colton Jack with her second husband Andy Mill, a former alpine ski racer. Recalling her fond times with Mill, Chris Evert once said, “I’ve had a three-part life and, for me, the best part by far was being married to Andy, having kids, and being a family. If I could do it over again, I’d have taken some time to really think about what was wrong and try to make it work.”

She revealed that she still shares a good relationship with Mill and they often spend time together as a family. These pictures of them alongside their grandson are probably perfect examples of it. Chris Evert has often thanked her family for their incredible support through thick and thin over the years. 

Chris Evert would perhaps now want to channel the lessons she taught to her sons into her grandchildren. She strongly believes her parenting style has made her kids more kind and gentle. In 2016, during an interview, she said, “Because my upbringing was so strict, so black and white with no grey, I went the other way with my sons. I listened to them, let them talk me into letting them stay up an extra hour at bedtime. I probably could have been stricter, but I’d tell them ‘just do your best.’ As a result, they are very kind and loving.” Share your thoughts on this adorable picture featuring Chris Evert’s little grandson.