Chris Evert gushes over former Andre Agassi coach Darren Cahill's adorable family

Chris Evert (L) and Darren Cahill (R)
Chris Evert (L) and Darren Cahill (R)

Chris Evert expressed her adoration towards the family of tennis coach Darren Cahill after he shared pictures of them on social media.

Cahill is a former tennis player who reached the semifinals of the 1988 US Open as well as two Grand Slam doubles finals. But the Aussie truly made a name for himself as a coach, working with the likes of Lleyton Hewitt, Andre Agassi, Andy Murray, Simona Halep and Ana Ivanovic.

Cahill took to Twitter on Monday to share images of his family from a trip they made to Los Angeles.

"Family trip to LA and a tourist visit to Rodeo Drive with some great Mexican food at The Hideaway," the Aussie captioned his tweet.

Chris Evert responded to the Aussie's tweet by calling his family "cute."

"Your family is just TOO cute!!! Those Cahills," the 68-year-old's tweet read.

Chris Evert defends Casper Ruud over "not flashy" game

Chris Evert at the 2016 WTA Finals
Chris Evert at the 2016 WTA Finals

Chris Evert is quite active on Twitter and often gives her two cents on a variety of topics, be it tennis or politics. The former World No. 1 recently spoke out in support of Casper Ruud, who won the Estoril Open.

During his post-match conference after beating Miomir Kecmanovic in the final, Ruud claimed that people did not write much about him despite his ranking because he did not have the most attractive game on tour.

"People don't write much about me. I think that's also because I don't have the most flashy game and most beautiful winners, forehand, backhand, serve. But in the end I'm winning quite a lot of matches. The ranking is 52 weeks, last year I won many matches," Ruud said.

Evert voiced her support for Ruud and called the 24-year-old a winner, claiming that he did not need to be flashy to win.

"You don’t need to be flashy, you get the job done, and that’s what counts… #winner," Evert tweeted.

Evert had a stellar tennis career herself, during which she won 18 Grand Slam singles titles. The American won each of the four Majors at least twice, triumphing at the French Open on seven occasions.

She holds the joint record for most titles won by a woman at the US Open during the Open Era (6). Evert also won Wimbledon thrice, while clinching two titles at the Australian Open.

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