Tennis great Martina Navratilova diagnosed with two forms of cancer

Czech's former tennis player Martina Navratilova (R) and Mary Greenham (L) attend the women's singles final tennis match between Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina and Tunisia's Ons Jabeur on the thirteenth day of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 9, 2022. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP via Getty Images)

By John Marchesan

Posted January 2, 2023 10:11 am.

Tennis great Martina Navratilova has been diagnosed with two forms of cancer.

The 66-year-old tells TENNIS.com she has been diagnosed with type HPV throat cancer and is facing her second bout with breast cancer, which is unrelated to the throat cancer and was discovered during examinations of her throat.

“This double whammy is serious but still fixable, and I’m hoping for a favorable outcome,” the 18-time Grand Slam winner said. “It’s going to stink for a while, but I’ll fight with all I have got.”

Navratilova was diagnosed with a noninvasive breast cancer in 2010. She was deemed cancer-free six months later following a lumpectomy and radiation treatment.

Navratilova is third on the all-time list of Grand Slam singles titles in the Open era, behind only Serena Williams (23) and Steffi Graf (22) and tied with Chris Evert.

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