Martina narrates her heart wrenching journey on CNN

In "Martina: My Toughest Opponent' CNN chronicles Martina's journey of balancing treatments, tennis, and everything in between. Narrated by CNN's chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta, this half-hour special gives viewers an intimate look at Martina's personal battle with breast cancer.

It has been almost six months since tennis legend Martina Navratilova was told she tested positive for breast cancer. On a day she considers her "personal 9-11", the 53-year-old athlete says she "was in denial for about two seconds and cried for a minute" before deciding to aggressively take on what she knew would become her greatest challenge.

"She didn't miss a beat. That's very Martina. She doesn't sit around wondering or fidgeting," says former professional tennis player and founder of the Women's Sports Foundation Billie Jean King. "She just gets into action. She's a woman of action. You know, the way she played was that way and that's how she is in real life."

The programme goes on air on August 7, Saturday at 2200, August 08 and Sunday at 1630, August 10, Tuesday at 1800, 2200 IST.