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Francesca Schiavone: Former tennis player beats cancer after seven-month battle

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 15: Francesca Schiavone of Italy plays a backhand in her first round match against Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia on day one of the 2018 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 15, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
Image: Francesca Schiavone won the French Open and got to number 4 of the WTA rankings in 2011

Former tennis player Francesca Schiavone has revealed she has beaten cancer after a seven-month battle.

The 39-year-old posted a clip on her social media accounts on Friday explaining how chemotherapy helped her beat a tumour she was diagnosed with in June.

"I'll tell you what happened in the past seven months of my life: they diagnosed me with a malignant tumor, it was the toughest battle I ever faced in my life," Schiavone said.

"But the best thing about it is that I have managed to win this battle. And when they told me a few days ago, I exploded with happiness and I still live with happiness today, I can cut it with a knife.

"I'm ready with my heart and my mind to start new projects I had planned, but I never got round to. So we'll see each other really soon. I'm really happy of who I am today."

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The Italian, who retired in 2018, won the French Open and reached number 4 in the WTA world rankings in 2011.