Europe 1 with AFP 6:29 p.m., January 2, 2023, modified at 6:29 p.m., January 2, 2023
Martina Navratilova announced on Monday that she has double cancer of the throat and breast against which she is preparing to "fight with everything" she has, according to the WTA website.
Very bad news for the former world number one of the 80s. The winner of 59 Grand Slam titles in singles and doubles between 1978 and 2006, announced that she was suffering from double throat and breast cancer.
She had previously been treated for breast cancer (at an early stage) in 2010.
"This double blow is serious but still reversible", announces the 66-year-old former player, quoted by the WTA.
"I hope for a favorable outcome. It will stink for a while, but I will fight with everything I have", assures the former world No.1 with 59 Grand Slam titles (singles, doubles and mixed doubles combined), who had already overcome breast cancer which appeared in 2010.
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The American, born in Czechoslovakia behind the Iron Curtain, underwent tests last November after discovering a lump in her throat.
On this occasion, the doctors also diagnosed her second breast cancer, both in stage 1. She will begin treatment next week in New York, according to the WTA.
Her great rival on the courts, who became her friend, Chris Evert, revealed in January 2022 that she had ovarian cancer.
In May, she was declared in remission.