![]() ![]() The care is there, the mental health, all of that is being addressed now much better than it was in my day.” “Maybe (players will) not play as much every year but play longer and better quality as well. “Most of all, with the knowledge that we have about how to take care of our bodies much better - that will prolong players’ careers. “With the money that’s in tennis, people can take better care of themselves,” she says. Navratilova believes it will be more common for players to enjoy longer careers than in her day, following the trend set by Williams and Roger Federer, who recently played the final match of his career at the age of 41. ![]() She has remained involved in the sport as a coach, broadcaster, and ambassador for the WTA Tour, highlighting the importance of preventive checkups to combat specific diseases such as breast cancer - with which Navratilova was diagnosed in 2010.įollowing her retirement, she has observed a sport constantly evolving, particularly when it comes to players’ longevity. ![]() Navratilova, who holds the WTA Tour’s all-time record of 167 titles, enjoyed a long career, during which she won 18 grand slam singles titles, 31 grand slam doubles titles and 10 grand slam mixed doubles titles.Īfter retiring from singles in 1994 at the age of 38, she continued playing doubles - and winning titles - in her 40s. ![]()
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