Martina Navratilova
announced on Monday that she has been diagnosed with double breast and throat cancer, against which she is preparing to
"fight with everything"
she has, according to the WTA website.
"This double whammy is serious, but reversible,"
the 66-year-old declared
, according to the WTA.
"I hope for a favorable result. It's going to suck for a while, but I'm going to fight with everything I have," said the former world number 1 with
59 Grand Slam titles
(singles, doubles and mixed doubles combined), who had already defeated breast cancer in 2010.
The American, born in Czechoslovakia behind the Iron Curtain, underwent tests last November after discovering a lump in her throat.
At the same time, doctors diagnosed her with a second breast cancer,
both stage 1
.
She will begin treatment next week in New York, according to the WTA.
Her great rival on the track, now a friend,
Chris Evert,
revealed in January 2022 that she had ovarian cancer.
In May, she was declared in remission.
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