BBC Sport · Aug 13, 2025
Seles reveals myasthenia gravis diagnosis
Image caption, Only five players have spent more weeks as women's world number one than Monica SelesNine-time Grand Slam champion Monica Seles has revealed she was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis - a neuromuscular autoimmune disease - three years ago.
The 51-year-old has chosen to go public with the rare long-term condition, which causes muscle weakness, to raise awareness before this month's US Open.
Seles first noticed symptoms of the condition, which can affect most parts of the body - including the muscles that control the eyes, around five years ago.