FILE PHOTO: Jana Novotna of the Czech Republic hugs the winner’s trophy after victory over Nathalie Tauziat of France in the Women’s Singles final at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships July 4. Novotna won the match 6-4 7-6 (7-2)./File Photo
November 20, 2017
PRAGUE (Reuters) – 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.
(Reporting by Jason Hovet and Michael Kahn; Editing by Peter Graff)
