Chris Evert, Godmother of the Tennis Bracelet, Updates a Jewelry Classic

Chris Evert can perfectly picture the time she lost her diamond bracelet. She was on the court at the U.S. Open in 1978. Play was halted. “I guess it caused quite the spectacle! After the match I walked off the court for my interview, and they asked me about it, and I said, ‘Oh, that was my tennis bracelet.’ I remember everything about that day. The green court. The white lines. My diamond bracelet and the dripping sweat of competition.” And that, to finally set the record straight, is how the jewelry classic got its name. The row of stones… Read Full Article