Monica Seles on myasthenia gravis: 'It took me quite some time to really absorb it, speak openly about it.' Photograph: Jason Howard/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images
Monica Seles, the former tennis star, has experienced a couple of rare misfortunes in her life. In April 1993, Seles was playing at a tournament in Germany when a fan, fixated on her tennis rival Steffi Graf, stabbed Seles on court. She was two years away from the game after the frightening attack.
More recently, Seles, now 51 years of age, was diagnosed with the relatively rare neurological condition, myasthenia gravis (grave muscle weakness).
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