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RIP Jana Novotna

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    mickmackey1
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,288 ✭✭✭mickmackey1


    Apparently, of all female Grand Slam champions since the Open Era began in 1968, she is the first to pass away. RIP.


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    RosyLily
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    Very sad news. 49 years old - awful! I remember BBC showing a repeat of the 1993 final during a rain delay one year. It's probably one of the greatest collapses in tennis. To come back and win it 5 years later shows how determined and gritty Jana was.

    A journalist on Twitter said that she used to drive Navratilova to her radiation appointments when she was battling cancer. She's a hero to many.


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