Emotional tributes from across the world of tennis poured in for former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna on Monday after she died at the age of 49 following a long battle with cancer. She played in two other Wimbledon singles finals, losing to Steffi Graf in 1993 and to Hingis in 1997. – ‘Always the champion’ –“Jana was as kind as she was athletic, as smart as she was competitive. Spain’s 1994 Wimbledon champion Conchita Martinez spoke of her grief at learning of Novotna’s demise. “What sadness to start the day with this terrible news, Jana Novotna leaves us too soon.

Source: Punch November 20, 2017 16:41 UTC