59-time Grand Slam champion Martina Navratilova has provided tennis fans with a health update. In the ceremony at the Italian Open 2023, the International Tennis Hall of Fame member said “I’ve gone through a very difficult year, but now I’m OK”. Navratilova was awarded the “Racchetta d’Oro” (Golden Racket) award for her contributions to the sport. Navratilova provided the update after she had earlier shocked the tennis world when she said that she was diagnosed with throat cancer and breast cancer. Follow Tennis LIVE News and Updates on InsideSport.IN
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Tennis LEGEND Martina Navratilova beats her biggest opponent ‘cancer’
The 66-year-old Navratilova said in January that her prognosis was good and that she was going to start treatment that month. She said then that she noticed an enlarged lymph node in her neck while attending the season-ending WTA Finals 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, early stage breast cancer was discovered.
Navratilova returned to her work as a TV analyst at Tennis Channel in March, when in an interview with TalkTV’s Piers Morgan, she said she was told by doctors that, “as far as they know, I’m cancer-free,” and she should be “good to go” after some additional radiation treatment.
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