The legendary tennis player, 66, revealed that she is suffering from throat and breast cancer. “Just a moment, but I will fight with everything I have,” he said.
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova revealed that she was fighting breast and throat cancerwith the start of medical treatment scheduled for the end of the month in New York City, United States.
“This double whammy is terrible, but it will be fixed. I’m hoping for a favorable outcome. It will be difficult for a while, but I will fight with everything I have.”Navratilova declared through a statement covered by the world’s media.
Navratilova, 66, will face a new battle against this disease. In 2010, she was cured of another breast cancer with radiation treatment. Mary Greenham, representative of the former world number one, adding that the cancers are in their early stages “with excellent results”before medical treatment.
The nine-time Wimbledon winner will miss the Australian Open this time, which starts on January 16.in his role as a commentator, but he will be able to do so occasionally through the Zoom platform, according to his agent.
Navratilova, who retired in 2006, was born in the Czech Republic and has held US citizenship since 1975. Her achievements include 18 Grand Slam titles: Australia (1981, 1983, 1985); Roland Garros (1982, 1984); Wimbledon (1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990) and the United States (1983, 1984, 1986, 1987).
In addition, she is part of the elite group of tennis players who have won four Grand Slams in singles, doubles and mixed, along with Margaret Smith Court and Doris Hart. So far, no human has achieved such a feat.
Source: Tycsports
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