PARIS
\nTennis legend Martina Navratilova says she is hoping for a \u201cfavourable outcome\u201d after being diagnosed with breast and throat cancer.
\nThe 66-year-old Czechoslovakia-born naturalised American told Tennis.com on Monday about the diagnosis but added they were both treatable.
\nIt is not the first time the 18-times Grand Slam singles champion has been diagnosed with cancer \u2013 in 2010 she had breast cancer but was assessed as being clear six months later.
\n\u201cThe double whammy is serious, but fixable, and I\u2019m hoping for a favourable outcome,\u201d she said.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s going to stink for a while, but I\u2019ll fight with all I have got.\u201d
\nNavratilova noticed an enlarged lymph node in her neck during November\u2019s WTA Finals in Fort Worth, Texas.
\n\u201cWhen it didn\u2019t go down, a biopsy was performed, the results came back as stage one throat cancer,\u201d her agent said in a statement sent to AFP.
\nDuring the tests, a lump was also discovered in her breast, which was later diagnosed as an unrelated cancer.
\n\u201cThe prognosis is good and Martina will start her treatment this month,\u201d said her agent.
\n\u201cThe cancer type is HPV (human papillomavirus) and this particular type responds really well to treatment.
\n\u201cBoth these cancers are in their early stages with great outcomes.\u201d
\nNavratilova\u2019s treatment in New York has forced her to abandon plans to commentate on the Australian Open although she will appear from time to time remotely.
\nChris Evert, Navratilova\u2019s great rival on the courts who became her friend, revealed in January 2022 that she had ovarian cancer but was declared to be in remission in May.
\nAs a player, Navratilova brought a new physical dimension to women\u2019s tennis.
\nHer powerful serve and agility at the net made her the dominant payer of her era as she picked up a total of 59 Major titles \u2013 31 doubles and 10 mixed doubles adding to her 18 singles titles.
\nHer record at Wimbledon is unparalleled, her nine singles titles more than anyone else – Roger Federer won eight men\u2019s titles while Serena Williams won the women\u2019s title seven times.
\nShe also won seven women\u2019s doubles titles at Wimbledon as well as four mixed doubles, the last of which came in 2003 when she was 46, making it 20 titles at the All England Club.
\nSince her retirement she has become one of the wisest and most sought-after pundits on the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PARIS Tennis legend Martina Navratilova says she is hoping for a \u201cfavourable outcome\u201d after being diagnosed with breast and throat cancer. The 66-year-old Czechoslovakia-born naturalised American told Tennis.com on Monday about the diagnosis but added they were both treatable. It is not the first time the 18-times Grand Slam singles champion has been diagnosed with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":305598,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-305588","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n