Two years later in Hamburg, she underwent one of the most significant events in the history of tennis. Opposed to Bulgarian Magdalena Meleeva, she was stabbed in the back by a spectator, a fan of the German Steffi Graf who was, at the time, the great rival of the American. A real earthquake in the world of tennis, from which she will really never get up.
Monicas Seles attacked 30 years ago: “If the knife had cut an artery, Monica would have died in a few minutes”
Muscle weakness and extreme fatigue
Today, Monica Seles has to fight again. This time, it is the disease that she must face. The one who won nine Grand Slam tournaments suffers from serious myasthenia, a neuromuscular autoimmune disease which notably causes vision disorders, but also and above all a great muscle weakness. This leads to those who suffer great fatigue in young women, more often victims of this disorder.
“I was playing with children or members of my family, and I sometimes missed a bullet. I said to myself: “Yes, I see two bullets.” These are obviously symptoms that should not be ignored “Sales said in an interview with the Associated Press agency. “”And for me, this is where it all started. It took me a while to really assimilate it, talk about it openly, because it is a difficult subject. It greatly affects my daily life“.
For the first time, Monica Seles decided to talk about her illness, only a few days before the start of the US Open. Especially since this year marks a very special birthday: thirty years ago, she had reached the Grand Chelem final after two years of inactivity following her assault in Hamburg.
