Tennis greats Evert, Davenport tackle TV

Lindsay Davenport and Chris Evert

LOS ANGELES — Former women’s tennis greats Chris Evert and Lindsay Davenport will guest star in an episode of popular US television drama “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” in January, the CBS network said Friday.

Evert and Davenport, as well as former men’s player and current broadcaster Justin Gimelstob, will appear as themselves on the CBS show in an episode depicting an investigation into the death of a professional female tennis player.

Evert won 18 Grand Slam singles titles in the 1970s and 80s. Davenport, like Evert a former world number one, was the 1996 Olympic gold medalist and her 55 career singles titles include three Grand Slam crowns.

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