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Oct 2, 2023 · Martina Navratilova, grand slam winner, tennis great, shares with TODAY exclusively her experience with stage 1 breast and throat cancer, friendship with Chris Evert.
Jul 3, 2023 · After decades as rivals and friends, tennis greats Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova found themselves more intertwined than ever as they battled cancer.
Jul 17, 2023 · Martina Navratilova recently announced that she was cancer-free — but battling the disease took a physical and emotional toll on the tennis legend.
Jun 21, 2024 · Martina Navratilova, Czech American tennis player who dominated women’s tennis in the late 1970s and the ’80s. She won 59 Grand Slam titles: 18 singles, 31 doubles, and 10 mixed doubles. Learn more about Navratilova’s life and career.
Jul 21, 2023 · Six months after Martina Navratilova shared her “double whammy” cancer diagnosis with the world—stage I throat cancer and unrelated early-stage breast cancer —doctors have declared her ...
4 days ago · Martina Navratilova, the 18-times singles grand slam champion, said she was fighting to stop the women’s tennis tour from being killed off during her 1980s domination of the sport. On the eve of ...
Dec 11, 2023 · Tennis greats Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert are supporting each other through their cancer journeys. On Sunday, Evert shared a photo of herself alongside her fellow tennis champion and cancer survivor Navratilova on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
Jun 6, 2024 · Martina had won the previous three Grand Slams, and was bidding to become the first woman to win four consecutive major titles since Margaret Court in 1970, but to do it she’d have to go through the indomitable Evert, the record holder for most consecutive wins on clay with 125.
Nov 3, 2023 · For an athlete born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, Navratilova was, for a number of reasons, a perfect fit for raucous, rollicking Madison Square Garden. After winning her first WTA Finals singles title in Oakland, California, she won the last seven in New York City.
Oct 2, 2023 · Tennis legend Martina Navratilova stops by TODAY and opens up about her multiple cancer diagnoses and talks about the importance of getting screened.
