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Wimbledon’s top ever singles champion Martina Navratilova announced connected Jan. 2 that she’s been diagnosed with 2 forms of cancer. The 66-year-old, who besides appears connected The Real Housewives of Miami alongside woman and Russian quality queen Julia Lemigova, 50, revealed she was diagnosed with pharynx and bosom crab aft discovering a swollen lymph node successful her cervix successful November.
Julia Lemigova & Martina Navratilova (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock)“This treble whammy is superior but inactive fixable,” Martina told TENNIS.com. “I’m hoping for a favorable outcome. It’s going to stink for a portion but I’ll combat with each I person got.” Martina’s caller diagnosis comes aft she was fixed the all-clear from bosom crab successful 2010 aft undergoing radiation treatment.
While the quality is somewhat frightening, Martina’s rep told the Daily Mail that the tennis star’s prognosis is good. “Martina Navratilova has been diagnosed with signifier 1 pharynx cancer. The prognosis is bully and Martina volition commencement her attraction this month. The crab benignant is HPV and this peculiar benignant responds truly good to treatment. Martina noticed an enlarged lymph node successful her cervix during the WTA finals successful Fort Worth. When it didn’t spell down, a biopsy was performed, the results came backmost arsenic signifier 1 pharynx cancer,” the rep said successful a statement.
Martina Navratilova (Larry Marano/Shutterstock)The rep continued, “At the aforesaid clip arsenic Martina was undergoing the tests for the throat, a suspicious signifier was recovered successful her breast, which was subsequently diagnosed arsenic cancer, wholly unrelated to the pharynx cancer. Both these cancers are successful their aboriginal stages with large outcomes. Martina won’t beryllium covering the Australian Open for Tennis Channel from their workplace but hopes to beryllium capable to articulation successful from clip to clip by Zoom.”
Martina, who was calved successful Revnice, Czech Republic, and was 1 of the archetypal openly cheery sports figures, is considered to beryllium 1 of the top tennis players of each time. She was ranked No. 1 successful the satellite for 332 and won 59 large titles crossed singles, doubles and mixed doubles competitions, including a grounds 9 Wimbledon singles titles betwixt 1978 and 1990, and 18 full Grand Slam titles.
In 2006, she retired from nonrecreational tennis aft her last Grand Slam, and has since go a salient commentator successful the sport. Martina besides joined her wife Julia Lemigova successful 2015 aft 9 years together.
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