Martina Navratilova, the tennis icon who won 59 Grand Slam singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles during her career, said Monday that she has been diagnosed with Stage 1 throat cancer and, separ…
, the tennis icon who won 59 Grand Slam singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles during her career, said Monday that she has been diagnosed with Stage 1 throat cancer and, separately, Stage 1 breast cancer.at the upcoming Australian Open which begins January 15. She now says she hopes she can make some video appearances during the network’s coverage of the year’s first Slam.today. “I’m hoping for a favorable outcome. It’s going to stink for a while, but I’ll fight with all have I got.
Navratilova, who was previously diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010, said she discovered an enlarged lymph node in her neck in November during the WTA Finals in Fort Worth, Texas. Her doctors subsequently discovered the throat cancer and then the breast cancer, diagnoses as human papillomavirus .Considered one of the best tennis players ever, Navratilova, born in Czechoslovakia before defecting to the U.S.
Since retiring, Navratilova has been a fixture as a tennis analyst on TV. She said today in a statement that while she would not be a regular part of Tennis Channel’s coverage of the Australian Open, she “hopes to be able to join in from time to time” via video conference.
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