Tennis great Martina Navratilova has been diagnosed with two forms of cancer. 💔 tennis 9WWOS UnitedCup
in Fort Worth, Texas, in November, and a biopsy showed early stage throat cancer. While Navratilova was undergoing tests on her throat, she said, the unrelated breast cancer was discovered.She won 59 grand slam titles overall, including 31 in women's doubles and 10 in mixed doubles. The last was a mixed doubles championship with Bob Bryan at the 2006 US Open, a month shy of her 50th birthday.Navratilova originally retired in 1994, after a record 167 singles titles and 331 weeks at No.
Navratilova was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2000. She has worked as a TV analyst in recent years. The statement said Navratilova would not be a regular part of Tennis Channel's coverage of the Australian Open later this month "but hopes to be able to join in from time to time" via video conference.
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