Former British No 1 Tennis Player Elena Baltacha diagnosed with liver cancer

The world of tennis was rallying behind former British No 1 Elena Baltacha after she revealed that she has been diagnosed with cancer of the liver.

Elena Baltacha broke the news with a brief statement, saying, 'I have recently been diagnosed with cancer of the liver. I’m currently undergoing treatment and fighting the illness with everything that I have.'

A stream of good wishes quickly flooded in for the 30-year-old, who only retired in November 2013 and married her long time coach and partner Nino Severino shortly before Christmas.

Despite battling a chronic liver condition for most of her career Baltacha rose to become a top 50 player, regular winner of matches in the Grand Slams and stalwart of Great Britain’s Fed Cup team.

About Elena Sergeevna Baltacha(DOB Aug 14,1983)

• is a former British Professional Tennis Player of Ukrainian background
• 4-time winner of the Aegon Award
•  British No. 1, a position she held intermittently from 2002 to 2012