Last Updated: March 22, 2023, 05:51 IST
The 66-year-old is attributable to bear additional preventative radiation remedy however stated in an interview with Piers Morgan on TalkTV she ought to then be good to go. (Image: Reuters)
The former world primary, who gained 18 Grand Slam singles titles throughout her profession, revealed in January she had been identified with throat and breast most cancers
Martina Navratilova has revealed she is now “cancer-free” after the tennis great feared she “may not see next Christmas” following a devastating double analysis.
The former world primary, who gained 18 Grand Slam singles titles throughout her lengthy profession, revealed in January she had been identified with throat and breast most cancers.
The 66-year-old is attributable to bear additional preventative radiation remedy however stated in an interview with Piers Morgan on TalkTV she ought to then “be good to go”.
“As far as they know I’m cancer-free,” she stated within the interview aired on Tuesday.
Navratilova, winner of 59 Grand Slam titles in singles and doubles, revealed her analysis had left her fearing the worst.
“I used to be in a complete panic for 3 days pondering I’ll not see subsequent Christmas,” she said.
“The bucket list came into my mind of all the things I wanted to do. And this may sound really shallow, but I was like, ‘OK, which kick-ass car do I really want to drive if I live like a year’?'”
Navratilova, who beforehand underwent remedy for early-stage breast most cancers in 2010, sought medical assist after noticing an enlarged lymph node in her neck, with exams subsequently confirming she had most cancers.
She added: “This was the primary week in December, (I’m pondering) I’ll see this Christmas however perhaps not the following one.”
But doctors were able to tell her the throat cancer was “extremely treatable” and he or she had a “95-percent” chance of a full recovery.
Navratilova, a Czechoslovakia-born naturalised American, brought a new physical dimension to women’s tennis, with her powerful serve and agility at the net making her the dominant player of her era.
She won her first Wimbledon singles title in 1978 and went on to lift the trophy a record nine times — more than any other player in the men’s or women’s game.
And she believes her competitive nature on the court helped her mentally prepare for the battle against cancer.
“As a tennis player you have to be in game mode and that’s where being a champion athlete comes in pretty handy,” added Navratilova.
“You positively have that mentality that I’m not quitting till the match level is completed.”
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