Tennis ace, Martina suffers from cancer

Martina Navratilova, one of the finest female tennis players of all times, has been diagnosed with breast cancer, she has told US online magazine, People. (REUTERS/Lucas Jackson)

'I cried', the report quoted Navratilova, 53, as saying about the moment in February when a biopsy came back positive after a routine mammogram revealed a cluster in her left breast. (REUTERS/Danny Moloshok)

A report said, she would begin six weeks of radiation therapy in May following minor invasive surgery called a lumpectomy and the prognosis for survival was extremely good. (REUTERS/Lucas Jackson)

She was diagnosed with a non-invasive form of breast cancer, the report said, called ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS, which in her case had not spread to the breast tissue. (REUTERS/Lucas Jackson)

The nine-time Wimbledon champion, who still plays tennis and ice hockey and competes in triathlons, said she was lucky, as she had not been getting regular check-ups. Czech-born Navratilova, who became a US citizen in 1981, won 18 grand slam singles crowns. (REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni)