SINGAPORE — Caroline Wozniacki was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis ahead of this year’s U.S. Open, the Danish tennis player revealed at the WTA Finals on Thursday. “It turns out that I have an autoimmune disease, rheumatoid arthritis, which goes in and attacks your joints,” she said. After the U.S. Open in September, she decided to do more research on rheumatoid arthritis and her doctor said much progress had been made in managing the disease. “You just have to be positive and work with it, and there are ways you can feel better, so that’s great,” Wozniacki said. “It’s obviously not ideal for anybody, and, I think when you’re a professional athlete, it’s even more not ideal.

Source: National Post October 25, 2018 18:22 UTC