Wimbledon Champion Novotna Dies After Battle With Cancer

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Mon, 11/20/2017 - 4:39am

PRAGUE/LONDON (Reuters) - Czech tennis player Jana Novotna, a Wimbledon champion in 1998 and 16-time grand-slam winner in doubles and mixed doubles, has died at the age of 49 after a long battle with cancer, the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) said on Monday.

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