"Hot Mama" - Nadia Comaneci's celebratory dance for 2024 receives praise from Chris Evert

Modified Jan 04, 2024 08:37 GMT

Chris Evert, former WTA world number one and tennis legend, recently praised Nadia Comaneci for the way the latter welcomed the new year.

Evert is widely considered to be one of the best tennis players to have ever graced the court, and has won 18 Major titles. She holds the record for most French Open wins, at 7, and was one of the most dominant forces in tennis for much of the 1970s and 1980s.

Meanwhile, Nadia Comaneci is considered a legend in gymnastics, being the first athlete to score a perfect ten. The Romanian has nine Olympic medals to her name, five of which are gold, alongside a handful of World Championships podium finishes.

Chris Evert reacted to a video that Comaneci's husband Bart Conner posted on X, where the gymnast was seen dancing as she welcomed the new year. In the video, Comaneci was dressed in black leather pants and a gray full-sleeved t-shirt. She also donned a matching hat to complete her outfit.

Impressed by the dance, Evert wrote on X:

“HOT MAMA 🔥.”

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This isn't the first time that the Romanian gymnast has wowed Chris Evert. Back in 2022, Comaneci shared a video where she could be seen doing some stretches to warm up her body, writing:

“Warmup…stretching… flexibility…a little movement…motivation…with no age.”

Stunned by her moves, Evert praised the gymnast, joking that she would have pulled a muscle had she tried the same thing.

“You’re a marvel..I would've pulled a muscle already…😂😂😂😳😳😳"

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Nadia Comaneci won 5 Olympic golds during her career

Nadia Comaneci at the Laureus Sports awards

Nadia Comaneci is without a doubt one of the best athletes to have competed in the sport of gymnastics. The Romanian began training at the tender age of six, and was a child prodigy. By the time she turned nine, Comaneci had claimed her first Romanian national title, becoming the youngest gymnast to achieve the feat.

The Romanian first rose to international prominence in 1975 as a 13-year old when she won gold in all but the floor-exercise event at the European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Just a year later, at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, Nadia Comaneci made history as she scored a perfect ten, becoming the first gymnast to do so.

She walked away from Montreal with the gold in the individual all-around, balance beam and uneven bars events. She also clinched bronze for the floor exercise and a silver in the team all-around.

Comaneci gave an encore of her phenomenal performances at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, where she finished on top of the podium in the balance beam and floor exercise categories. She also claimed two silver medals at the competition, taking her total Olympic medal tally to nine.