The American tennis legend Evert, 68, reacted to Wednesday’s upset win from Elina Svitolina, who defeated world No. 1 Iga Swiatek 7-5 6-7 6-2.
Svitolina, 28, only returned to the tennis world three months ago after giving birth to her first child in October.
She’s currently ranked world No. 76 and beat Swiatek, who is the reigning US Open and French Open champion.
Elina is also Ukrainian and has faced backlash due to her stance of not shaking hands with Russian and Belarusian players.
After Svitolina’s victory, the three-time Wimbledon champion Evert broke down in tears as she commentated on ESPN.
“You’re going to make me cry right now,” Evert said.
“One of the most touching matches I’ve ever seen on Centre Court.
“To see her so inspired and playing so well is just very touching for me.”
Evert continued: “She’s very inspired and she had a baby and her husband was so supportive of her.
“But she’s been going through a very sad time with what’s happening back in Ukraine with her family.
“And to see her being so inspired by this and playing so well it’s just very touching.”
After the match, Svitolina said in an interview that she’s appreciative of the support from Ukraine, which “melts my heart.”
And Elina also said the first thing she would do after the win was “have a beef,” which caused huge cheers from the Centre Court crowd.
The 28-year-old has reached the Wimbledon last four with wins over four grand slam champions — Venus Williams, Sofia Kenin, Victoria Azarenka, and Swiatek.
Svitolina is set to face the Czech Republic’s Marketa Vondrousova, who’s also unseeded, in Thursday’s semifinal.
Vondrousova upset world No. 4 Jessica Pegula on Tuesday