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Former Roland Garros champion Schiavone 'wins' cancer fight

Italy's Francesca Schiavone with the 2010 Roland Garros trophy [Courtesy]

Former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone said on Friday she had defeated cancer, defiantly telling fans: "I'm still breathing".

The 39-year-old, who became the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam title with victory at Roland Garros in 2010, revealed her diagnosis in a short video on her Instagram account.

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