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<p>Just 11 months after she announced that she was cancer-free, tennis legend Chris Evert said Friday that the disease has returned.</p>
<p>The 68-year-old ESPN commentator has started a new round of chemotherapy and will not work the Australian Open next month, she said in a statement shared by the sports network.</p>
<p>“Since I was first diagnosed with cancer two years ago, I’ve been very open about my experience, I wanted to give all of you an update. My cancer is back,” she wrote.</p>
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Just 11 months after she announced that she was cancer-free, tennis legend Chris Evert said Friday that the disease has returned.
The 68-year-old ESPN commentator has started a new round of chemotherapy and will not work the Australian Open next month, she said in a statement shared by the sports network.
“Since I was first diagnosed with cancer two years ago, I’ve been very open about my experience, I wanted to give all of you an update. My cancer is back,” she wrote.