Elena Baltacha, who won 11 singles titles during her career,
had vowed to fight the disease 'with everything I have' after breaking news of
her illness in March but was pictured in a wheelchair in LAX airport in the US
last month (right). The Ukrainian-born star, who grew up in Scotland (pictured,
centre, in action at Wimbledon), represented Team GB in the London Olympics in
2012. Her husband and long-term coach Nino Severino (pictured, inset) paid
tribute to her as a 'beautiful, talented and determined' woman who 'touched so
many people with her inspirational spirit, her warmth and her kindness.'
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