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Ex-Wimbledon champ Novotna dies, aged 49

Published Tue, Nov 21, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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    Washington

    JANA Novotna, a Czech tennis player who provided one of the most poignant moments in the modern history of her sport when she wept on the shoulder of a British royal after losing the 1993 Wimbledon singles title, and who came back to claim the honour five years later, died on Sunday in the Czech Republic. She was 49.

    She had cancer, according to an announcement by the Women's Tennis Association. No other details were immediately available.

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