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CHRIS EVERT MISSES GREG NORMAN


By Liz Hodgson - Posted on 10 November 2009

Tennis great Chris Evert has admitted she misses her estranged husband, Greg Norman, a month after they announced their separation.
The golf legend's first wife also has him on her mind – she is chasing him for allegedly underpaying her in their divorce settlement.
Evert, 54, whose 18 Grand Slam wins include three Wimbledon titles, made her confession at the gala of her annual fund-raising tournament in Boca Raton, Florida.
Asked if she was happy she replied: “I'm happy with this event.”
After a short pause she added: “Greg is missed. I miss him. He was always a big part of this.”
Evert and double British Open winner Norman, also 54, married in June last year, shortly after his divorce from his wife of 26 years, Laura Andrassy was final.
Under the terms of their financial agreement she is to receive $103 million by 2023.
But according to papers filed in Martin County, Florida, his payment last June for $72,000 short of the $2 million he should have paid.
She is asking a judge to order him to pay up or go to arbitration.
“It's a substantial sum of money,” her lawyer, Jack Scarola, told columnist Jose Lambiet.
“I have no desire to annoy Mr Norman. But he has an obligation to meet his contractual commitments. If someone owes $72,000, just pay up.”
Norman's lawyer, Jeff Fisher, said in his response to the court papers that Andrassy's motion is simply a “method to feed information (usually of a disparaging nature) about the former husband to the media.”
The alleged shortfall comes from her share of Norman's Colorado ranch, which is supposed to pay her nearly $780,000 a year, according to the documents.
Norman put the ranch up for sale last month for $55 million.