Martina and Chrissie, As Reflected by Their Tweets

Note: This is an eight-year-old post that was accidentally set to ‘private.’ It’s not new or even worth reading!

And now, as the U.S. Open approaches, a post that won’t make sense to anyone unfamiliar with BFFs/former arch-rivals Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert.

Both women are on Twitter, where their musings appear to accurately reflect their personalities: Martina is uber-political and might link to New York Times articles more often than official New York Times Twitter feeds; Chris frequently mentions her family, compliments her colleagues, and has flirted with Scott Foley of TV’s Scandal. She’s been known to retweet photos of butterflies and mantras that inspire Wynonna Judd. Let’s take a look at some of their tweets.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Unrest In Ferguson, Stop-And-Frisk Reflect A ‘Real Racial Problem’- right on the money Ginsburg http://t.co/3HlDDnP10T

— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) August 22, 2014

“@FamousWomen: We all need to be needed. pic.twitter.com/IbOTohSNw4”LOVE THIS…

— Chris Evert (@ChrissieEvert) August 21, 2014

pic.twitter.com/GCO9hi3l54

— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) August 20, 2014

“@BertBrim: Now from the Tennis Channel a new and exciting series “Downton Cliffy and Chrissie”
@ChrissieEvert pic.twitter.com/njThTv1ucp”haha

— Chris Evert (@ChrissieEvert) August 17, 2014

In China, Myths of Social Cohesion, via @nytimes– one thing all communist regimes have in common- they lie very well http://t.co/RnD32QXxA6

— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) August 19, 2014

Of course, Chris can also get political:

Isn’t it time to address Putin? Isn’t it becoming clear what kind of a man/ leader he is? #deeplydisturbing

— Chris Evert (@ChrissieEvert) July 21, 2014

And Martina re-tweets cat/weed jokes:

“@TheWeedMessiah: When I smoke alone at night pic.twitter.com/t8ESFfMnWk” hahahahahahaha @tina28h @martina😂😂😂😂😂😭

— Bheckie Namukasa (@NBheckie) August 15, 2014

And so, in a way, it all evens out. They even appear to be turning into the same person:

What a couple:), and don’t you dare say a couple of what?:):) pic.twitter.com/bfJfAIBVBq

— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) May 29, 2014

Ah, friendship.

I’m editing this post on 8/24/14 to add what is thus far my favorite Chris/Martina tweet, for pure WTF?-ishness:

I need u to call me asap..@Martina about our ping pong filming tomorrow…thx..

— Chris Evert (@ChrissieEvert) August 23, 2014