{
  "id": 11051938,
  "title": "US tennis star Navarro reveals health battle, ends season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/us-tennis-star-navarro-reveals-health-battle-ends-season",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-30T23:01:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/us-tennis-star-navarro-reveals-230110113.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "American tennis star Emma Navarro has disclosed her three-year health struggle and announced that she will end her 2026 season. The 24th-ranked player, a three-time WTA tournament champion, will take the rest of the year to work on her medication and fueling protocols in an effort to regain her full health. In an emotional Instagram post, Navarro revealed that she has been battling under-fueling and Hashimoto's hypothyroidism. She stated that her dizziness and headaches began to subside a few months ago, allowing her to play tennis comfortably once again. Navarro has been diagnosed with RED-S (relative energy deficiency in sport), a condition where the body does not receive the necessary energy to support daily life and physical activity. After consulting with doctors and specialists last November, she realized she had been undereating for years. Despite gaining some weight, Navarro said she has regained her life and energy, enabling her to compete at her best and live a fulfilling life outside of tennis.",
  "summary": "American Emma Navarro, a three-time WTA tournament champion, revealed a three-year battle with health issues on Wednesday, battling against her body as she found success on the court.\"I couldn't think straight a lot of the time,\" she wrote.",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Navarro opens up on health struggles that caused 'deep anger' on court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/navarro-opens-up-on-health-struggles-that-caused-deep-anger-on-court",
        "published": "2026-09-30T18:42:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "US tennis star Navarro reveals health battle, ends season",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/us-tennis-star-navarro-reveals-health-battle-ends-season-11057848",
        "published": "2026-09-30T23:17:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "U.S. tennis star Navarro reveals health battle, ends season",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/u-s-tennis-star-navarro-reveals-health-battle-ends-season",
        "published": "2026-10-01T00:38:54.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}