Former tennis superstar Monica Seles has discussed for the first time her diagnosis of her autoimmune disease — myasthenia gravis.

The nine-time grand slam winner and former world No.1 first noticed the symptoms of the neuromuscular disease while she was swinging a racquet.

“I would be playing with some kids or family members, and I would miss a ball. I was like, ‘Yeah, I see two balls’. These are obviously symptoms that you can’t ignore,” Seles said.

“And, for me, this is when this journey started. And 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.”

The 51-year-old Seles, who won her first major trophy at age 16 at the 1990 French Open and played her last match in 2003, said she was diag

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