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Former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna dies at 49

Former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna dies at 49

Jana Novotna

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She had been suffering from cancer

Former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna has died at the age of 49.

Novotna, who won the Wimbledon in 1998, had been suffering from cancer.

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