12-08-2025
Tennis icon Monica Seles reveals diagnosis with rare disease
Tennis legend Monica Seles has revealed she was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease three years ago.
The 51-year-old, who won nine grand Slam titles throughout her career on the court, said she has been diagnosed with myasthenia gravis - a neuromuscular autoimmune disease that causes weakness in voluntary muscles - as she spoke out on the illness for the first time.
Seles, who shot to fame when she won her first major trophy at age 16 at the 1990 French Open, told The Associated Press that she first noticed the symptoms while she was swinging a racket.
Now, ahead of the US Open which begins on August 24, the Serbian-American spoke out on the disease for the first time to raise awareness.
More to follow.
