Tennis great Martina Navratilova diagnosed with 2 forms of cancer

She said doctors found the “double whammy” after the November WTA Finals, when she discovered an enlarged lymph node.

Tennis great Martina Navratilova revealed Monday that she has been diagnosed with both throat and breast cancer. Both cancers are stage one and the prognosis is good, she said in a statement to the Women’s Tennis Association website.

“This double whammy is serious but still fixable. I’m hoping for a favorable outcome,” Navratilova said in the statement. “It’s going to stink for a while, but I’ll fight with all (I’ve) got.”

Navratilova, 66, said she underwent testing in November after finding an enlarged lymph node in

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