{"id":142763,"date":"2023-10-30T14:00:48","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T14:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/?p=142763"},"modified":"2023-10-30T14:00:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T14:00:48","slug":"tennis-legend-pete-sampras-reveals-wife-bridgette-has-cancer-in-heartbreaking-statement-and-says-its-hard-to-watch-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/sport\/tennis-legend-pete-sampras-reveals-wife-bridgette-has-cancer-in-heartbreaking-statement-and-says-its-hard-to-watch-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis legend Pete Sampras reveals wife Bridgette has cancer in heartbreaking statement and says it&#x27;s &#x27;hard to watch&#x27; | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PETE SAMPRAS has revealed that his wife Bridgette Wilson has cancer in a heartbreaking statement.<\/p>\n<p>The tennis legend admitted that it is &quot;hard to watch&quot; after seeing his partner diagnosed with ovarian cancer.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/10\/pete-sampras-wife-bridgit-wilson-856083602.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Sampras, 52, shared the difficult news with ATP as he asked for &quot;good thoughts&quot; and &quot;prayers&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>He admitted that Bridgette has been battling the disease since last December and has undergone surgery and chemotherapy.<\/p>\n<p>His statement read: &quot;As most have come to know, I am a pretty quiet and private person.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;However, this past year has been an exceptionally challenging time for my family and I have decided to share what\u2019s been going on.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Last December, my wife, Bridgette, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Since then, she has had major surgery, pushed through chemotherapy and continues with targeted maintenance therapy.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Sampras went on to speak of his pride in his and Bridgette&#x27;s sons Christian, 20, and Ryan, 18.<\/p>\n<p>The 14-time Grand Slam champion praised them for how &quot;strong&quot; they have been in supporting him and his wife.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Sport<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/TM-Matthew-House_COMP-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>LAST MOMENTS <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Frantic 911 call from Matthew Perry&#8217;s assistant could reveal cause of death<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/strictly-bbc-logo.jpg\"><\/picture><span>booted out <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Strictly fans shocked as star is axed from show just days afterrehearsal exit<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24564099-1698606456744.jpg\"><\/picture><span>HORROR ACCIDENT<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Girlfriend of tragic hockey star ran onto ice &#038; 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The tennis legend admitted that it is &quot;hard to watch&quot; after seeing his partner diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Sampras, 52, shared the difficult news with ATP as he asked for &quot;good thoughts&quot; and &quot;prayers&quot;. 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