Know how the Golden Couple of tennis, Jimmy Connors, Chris Evert broke up

New Delhi: The world's famous grand slam couple Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert's love story had been the talk of the town among sports lovers in the seventies. The famous couple popularly known as ‘golden couple' broke up mysteriously in 1970. The reason behind their break-up, which was hidden so far, was disclosed in Connors book, ‘The Outsider'. Connors disclosed that Evert had an abortion against his will which became the reason for their break up. In 1974, after winning single titles in Wimbledon, the two planned to marry the very next year, but the sudden news of their break-up shocked everyone. Since then the reason of their break-up had been a mystery. With the passage of time, this love story lost its shine and the mystery also faded from people's memory. People forgot that something was there between the two players but the publication of Connors' memoirs has unravelled the mystery. Connors says they were repeatedly unfaithful to each other, and he strongly hinted without actually stating it that his fiancée became pregnant by him and had an abortion against his wishes shortly before they were due to get married. Evert, who won 18 Grand Slam titles including three Wimbledon, later said that their marriage would have been disastrous. They were too young, too inexperienced and, most importantly, too alike. She was just 19 when they decided to go in for marriage. Forgetting her romp with Connors and after three famously ill-fated marriages, Evert now lives the life of a mother-of-three and a part-owner of a tennis academy in southern Florida, from where she originally hails.