The tennis great released a statement through the ATP Tour.
Denise Truscello/WireImage via Getty Images, FILEIn a statement released via the ATP Tour on Sunday, Sampras said he felt compelled to come forward with his family’s news.
"Last December, my wife, Bridgette, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Since then, she has had major surgery, pushed through chemotherapy and continues with targeted maintenance therapy," he continued.Former tennis champion Chris Evert went public with her ovarian cancer diagnosis last year in a bid to raise more awareness of the disease.
Ovarian cancer is one of several gynecologic cancers that can affect a woman’s reproductive system. After uterine cancer, it is the second most common gynecologic cancer in the U.S., according to thenotes that ovarian cancer causes more deaths than other gynecologic cancers and often starts in the ovaries. It can also first appear in the fallopian tubes or peritoneum.
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