Nine -time Grand Slam champion Monica Sales revealed that she was detected a neuromuscular autoimmune disease – Myasthenia Gravis three years ago.
The 51 -year -old has chosen to go publicly with a rare long -term situation, which causes muscle weakness, to raise awareness before the US Open of this month.
Sellas first focused on the symptoms of the condition, which can affect most parts of the body – which contains muscles that control the eyes, about five years ago.
“I will be playing [tennis] With some children or family members, and I will recall a ball, “Former World No. A Siles told Associated Press.
“I was so,” Yes, I see two balls. ” These are clearly symptoms that you cannot ignore.
“It took me a long time to absorb it, talk about it openly, because it is a difficult. It greatly affects my day-to-day life.”
Slesce decided to reveal their position in the hope of using their platform to educate people about the disease, for which there is no cure at present.
After capturing his first age 16 in the 1990 French Open, American won eight major titles until the age of 19.
But in 1993, after a fan stabbed by a fan during a match in Hamburg in 1993, he won just another win and took time out of the game for recovery.
Celes played their last match in 2003 and won 53 tournaments and spent 178 weeks at number one.
