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Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna dies

PRAGUE, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Czech tennis player Jana Novotna, a Wimbledon champion in 1998, has died at the age of 49, the WTA said on Monday.

"After a long battle with cancer, Jana died peacefully, surrounded by her family in her native Czech Republic," the WTA said on its website. (Reporting by Jason Hovet and Michael Kahn; Editing by Peter Graff)