Chris ever opens up on her second cancer recovery as the tennis Legend and ESPN analyst urges women to get tested get it checked out Chris Evert is on the comeback Trail once again the tennis Legend has returned to work as an ESPN analyst following a second battle with ovarian cancer and as she told ABC's Good Morning Good Morning America that's because she was diagnosed early ever was undergoing routine checks while she was in remission from her first bout with the disease and that allowed doctors to once again benefit from early detection I was surprised the 69-year-old ever told friend and GMA host Robin Roberts I was stage ey we got it early the first time that means you have a 90% chance of it not coming back so 2 years later I get the call she continued I had a CT a CAT scan my doctor said we see something in your pelvic area I go are you kidding me I'm 90% cured so they went in it was cancerous more chemotherapy almost like a second wakeup call are you kidding me you know forever the message was clear I really have to live my best life right now and I have to get out there be an advocate for the brca gene genetic testing the brca gene test allows doctors to examine DNA to look for mutations that can lead to breast or ovarian cancer answer get it done ever said of the test go to your exams anytime you have to have something checked out if you feel something not quite right go to the doctor don't think that you're going to be a primadana get it checked out ever only knew she was at risk for ovarian cancer because her sister died from the disease which is why it's important for women to be proactive and getting tested she had one variant that was very suspicious ever said she did not have brca but then two years later I get the call from the genetic therapist who said that mutation has turned into brca and you better go get your brca tested now she's looking forward to the upcoming US Open as well as time with her grandson James it's one thing when you have children aett said then when your children have children well this little kid she said as photos of her grandson were shown on the screen look at that face just pinching it and touching him all the time he's so cute gives me another reason to want to live the long life that I want to live life is good right now and in her role as chairperson of the USA Foundation Everett is also launching a program to increase participation amid a widespread downturn in the popularity of Youth Sports we do have a new initiative she told Roberts we found out that 70% of kids who are 13 and over were losing them in every sport Not Just Tennis every sport we're trying to come up with an initiative that will keep them involved keep them interested in our programs which is after school programs Safe Haven tutoring tennis mentoring you know life skills she continued we want to keep these kids safe and off the streets this is our initiative to try to find out how we can get over 13 kids more interested