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Following her victories over two forms of cancer, tennis legend Martina Navratilova is gradually returning to her regular routine. Yes, the 59-time Grand Slam champion took a break from her numerous activities, including her work as a commentator, earlier this month after receiving simultaneous cancer diagnoses.

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But a few months ago, the former tennis legend returned to her broadcasting duties at the Miami Open 2023 for Tennis Channel. Since she was not present at either the Australian Open or the French Open this year, her admirers are eagerly anticipating her appearance as a commentator at a major event. She recently declared that she would be at Wimbledon when attempting to confront a fan about her attendance at the grass-court competition.

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Martina Navratilova reassures a fan regarding her Wimbledon presence

Last year, the 66-year-old tennis Legend could not attend Wimbledon because of health concerns that clouded her formal commitments. Because of this, she took a break for some time from her regular tennis role as a commentator. However, she has returned to her role as a tennis broadcaster, and her fans are eager to see her at the broadcaster’s box in Wimbledon.

A Twitter user shared a Washington Post article regarding the amazing friendship between the 59-time Grand Slam champion and Chris Evert. Seeing that post, the Czech-American tennis player shared a basic smile while sharing the post on her Twitter handle. Further, on the same post, a fan shared his enthusiasm for wanting to see the former world number one tennis legend back on the Wimbledon broadcast team.

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The fan detailed that she had gotten tickets for the event on Tuesday, and her dream was to watch Navratilova there. Moreover, she expressed her regret for the former tennis star not being there the previous year. Responding to the her tweet, Navratilova confirmed her presence at the tournament. She wrote, “Am here the whole time:)”

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Last year, everybody missed the former world number-one tennis legend at the Wimbledon championships. She contracted COVID while commentating for a grass-court tournament right before the Grand Slam tournament.

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Navratilova’s worrying health made her skip Wimbledon last year 

The 59-time Grand Slam champion was tense throughout Wimbledon last year due to her health. And, while she was healing from COVID during the event, she issued a brief health update to her supporters on Twitter.

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She expressed her eagerness to watch tennis while concentrating entirely on her recovery, saying that she is simply getting better every day. However, as she recovered from COVID-19, her supporters flooded her social media pages with well wishes, hoping to see her at the competition.

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