Martina Navratilova

One of the greatest tennis players of all time, Martina Navratilova, will miss appearing on commentary at the Australian Open after being diagnosed with two ...

"Martina won't be covering the Aussie Open for the Tennis Channel from their studio but hopes to join in from time to time by Zoom," Greenham said. "At the same time as Martina was undergoing the tests for the throat, a suspicious form was found in her breast, which was subsequently diagnosed as cancer, completely unrelated to the throat cancer. "This double whammy is serious but still fixable," the 66-year-old said in a statement to WTA.

Martina Navratilova has been diagnosed with throat and breast cancers. The former world number one previously underwent treatment for early stage breast cancer ...

[Tennis News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/tennis-news/) [Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) [News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/news/) “Both these cancers are in their early stages with great outcomes. When it didn’t go down, a biopsy was performed, the results came back as stage one throat cancer. Navratilova, 66, said: “This double whammy is serious but still fixable, and I’m hoping for a favourable outcome.

The 66-year-old, one of the greatest tennis players of all time, previously underwent treatment for early-stage breast cancer in 2010 and had been cancer-free ...

Since her retirement from the sport she has become an enthusiastic activist on a range of topics from human rights to environmental issues, and has been a regular and outspoken critic of Donald Trump. Navratilova has also opposed the participation of trans women in women’s sport, presenting a BBC documentary on the topic in 2019. Navratilova had been due to travel to Melbourne for the forthcoming Australian Open to work as a TV pundit. Martina Navratilova said she will “fight with all I have got” after being diagnosed with throat and breast cancers. When it didn’t go down, a biopsy was performed, the results came back as stage one throat cancer. “This double whammy is serious but still fixable, and I’m hoping for a favourable outcome,” she said.

Out Czech-American tennis legend Martina Navratilova has been diagnosed with both throat cancer and breast cancer.

In an open letter at the time, Navratilova wrote, “It is now clear exactly who Court is: an amazing tennis player, and a racist and a homophobe. And the way she competes, the way she relies on your ability to roll up your sleeves and compete.” Shriver said, “You look at your skills as an athlete, to compete, and in her case to compete and be the best while leaving no stone unturned — as far as finding things out, researching and understanding how to put together the best team. [starobserver.com.au](http://www.starobserver.com.au) daily. And that gives all of us great assurance. Earlier today, in a post to Twitter, Navratilova wrote, “Needless to say my phone and twitter are both blowing up so I will say again- thank you all for your support and I am not done yet:) Xoxoxo.”

The 18-time grand slam singles champion said her prognosis is good and she will start treatment this month.

1 in the WTA rankings. She won 59 grand slam titles overall, including 31 in women’s doubles and 10 in mixed doubles. While Navratilova was undergoing tests on her throat, she said, the unrelated breast cancer was discovered.