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Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna dies

Ersin Çelik
12:10 - 20/11/2017 Monday
Update: 12:11 - 20/11/2017 Monday
REUTERS
File Photo: Jana Novotna holds up International Tennis Hall of Fame certificate in Newport
File Photo: Jana Novotna holds up International Tennis Hall of Fame certificate in Newport

Czech tennis player Jana Novotna, a Wimbledon champion in 1998, has died at the age of 49, the WTA said on Monday.

"After a long battle with cancer, Jana died peacefully, surrounded by her family in her native Czech Republic," the WTA said on its website.

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