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.
Monica Seles speaks at her induction into the Court of Champions during a ceremony before the women's singles final of the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Sept. 8, 2013, in New York.
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USA's Monica Seles holds the trophy and a toy Kangaroo after winning the women's final over Germany's Anke Huber at the Australian Open tennis Championships in Melbourne, Jan. 27, 1996.
Monica Seles speaks at her induction into the Court of Champions during a ceremony before the women's singles final of the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Sept. 8, 2013, in New York.
USA's Monica Seles holds the trophy and a toy Kangaroo after winning the women's final over Germany's Anke Huber at the Australian Open tennis Championships in Melbourne, Jan. 27, 1996.
