Women's Tennis Blog · Dec 13, 2019
What? Francesca Schiavone has survived cancer!
The tennis world was shocked today when the 2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone broke her social media silence with a video in which she announced that she has successfully finished a seven-month battle with cancer.
The 39-year-old, who retired following the 2018 US Open, has not revealed the type of cancer diagnosed, but with a smile on her face the Italian assured us that tough times are behind her:
I did chemotherapy, I fought a tough battle and now I am still breathing. I have won this fight. And now I am back in action.