Monica Seles first noticed the symptoms of myasthenia gravis — a neuromuscular autoimmune disease she discussed during a recent interview with The Associated Press — while she was swinging a racket the way she’d done so many times during, and after, a career that included nine Grand Slam titles and a place in the International Tennis Hall of Fame. “I …
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Tennis icon Monica Seles reveals myasthenia gravis diagnosis. What to know about the disease.
Tennis legend Monica Seles is opening up about her journey with myasthenia gravis, a neuromuscular autoimmune disease she was diagnosed with three years ago. In a recent interview with The Associated Press, Seles, 51, said she chose to share her diagnosis ahead of the U.S. Open later this month to raise awareness about the disease, also known as MG. Myasthenia gravis …
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Aug 12, 2025, 06:46 AM ET International Tennis Hall of Famer Monica Seles says she was diagnosed three years ago with myasthenia gravis — a neuromuscular autoimmune disease that causes weakness in voluntary muscles. Seles, speaking publicly about it for the first time, told The Associated Press that she first noticed the symptoms while she was swinging a racket the …
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Monica Seles first noticed the symptoms of myasthenia gravis — a neuromuscular autoimmune disease she discussed during a recent interview with The Associated Press — while she was swinging a racket the way she’d done so many times during, and after, a career that included nine Grand Slam titles and a place in the International Tennis Hall of Fame. “I …
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