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Tennis is built for rivalries, and it had several over the years, among others: Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall, Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe, and Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert.

After all, Martina Navratilova won a singles match at the All England Club aged 47.

In October 2021, Martina, from County Tyrone, was 38 and her pregnancy was considered "high risk" following previous complications, including a miscarriage.

However, in the early hours of Sunday morning when Martina could no longer get off the bed due to the pain, she told a midwife she could not feel the baby move.

At about 05:30 two CTGs and a scan could not find a foetal heartbeat, and Martina was told the baby had died.