For decades, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova defined women’s tennis. They split titles, traded ranking, and pushed each other through some of the sport’s most-watched finals. Their rivalry was the thing people came to see.
Now they’re telling a different story — together.
Chris & Martina: The Final Set is a new documentary in which both women speak about their friendship, their cancer diagnoses, and what retirement actually looks like after a career at that level. The film marks one of the first times either has sat down at length to discuss the illness alongside the other.
Background
Evert was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Navratilova faced throat and breast cancer. Both went public with their diagnoses in recent years, and both have spoken about how the experience drew them closer after a competitive relationship that spanned more than two decades on tour.
The documentary’s title — The Final Set — pulls from the language of the sport itself. A deciding set in tennis is where matches are won or lost. The framing isn’t subtle, but it doesn’t need to be.
Neither woman has detailed in public interviews exactly what the film covers beyond the broad outlines: friendship, health, and the question of what comes next when the competition is over. The documentary’s release date and distribution details hadn’t been announced as of late June 2026.
