Another Battle Won: Martina Navratilova Reveals She is Cancer Free

| by Alex Waite

Martina Navratilova shared the positive news that she is now cancer free following her diagnosis in January.

Navratilova originally announced early in the new year that she was battling throat and breast cancer, but she admitted at the time that the illness was treatable. Initially, the 66-year-old went for tests in November 2022 after an enlarged lymph node appeared in her neck.

However, the 18-time Grand Slam winner has been recovering and receiving treatment ever since and she returned to her TV role at the Tennis Channel in March at the Miami Open. Navratilova took to her official Twitter channel on Monday, June 19 to share the news that she is cancer free and she also expressed her thanks to the medical staff who helped her through the process.

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"After a day full of tests at Sloan Kettering, I got the all clear! Thank you to all the doctors, nurses, proton and radiation magicians etc- what a relief:)"

Navratilova wrote on her Twitter account 

It is not the first time that the WTA great has had to overcome a cancer diagnosis. In 2010, the former world number one had a noninvasive form of breast cancer, the condition was treated with a lumpectomy.

Despite her challenging start to 2023, Navratilova has continued to provide analysis and insight into the ongoings on the WTA and ATP tours. In addition, the 66-year-old former player earned another honour to add to her bursting trophy cabinet in May when the Federazione Italiana Tennis e Padel awarded her with the Golden Racket award.

In an unrivalled tennis career, Navratilova won multiple Grand Slams including nine Wimbledon titles and four US Opens before she eventually retired in 1994 at the age of 38. Shortly after she stepped back from professional tennis, the former Czechoslovakian, who received US citizenship in 1975, was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

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