Tennis great Monica Seles has revealed she was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis — a chronic neuromuscular autoimmune disease, also known as MG — three years ago.

Ahead of the 2025 U.S. Open , which kicks off next week in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park , the 51-year-old Hall of Famer opened up about her health journey for the first time.

“It took me quite some time to really absorb it, speak openly about it, because it’s a difficult one. It affects my day-to-day life quite a lot,” she told The Associated Press.

Seles — whose career included nine Grand Slam titles, seven of them before she turned 19 — revealed she was referred to a neurologist after first noticing symptoms such as double vision and weakness in her arms and legs.

“I would be playing with some kids or family member

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