Todd Woodbridge announced that he had a heart attack

Former Australian tennis doubles champion Todd Woodbridge51, has declared that last week he had a heart attack while exercising at his home in Melbourne, the Australian press reported on Thursday.

Woodbridge, winner of 16 doubles titles on the Grand Slam circuit between 1992 and 2004, told local outlet Nine that during the episode, which took place on Thursday, she first felt “like a finger squeezing the middle of her chest ” while lifting weights. and, After talking to his wife, they went to the hospital.

On his Instagram account, the former player showed his relief and his gratitude to the hospital for treating him.

“I’m fine now…, but I was lucky… So make sure you pass your medical exams… Don’t put it off! Thanks to the hospital staff who took care of me,” he said on the social network.

Although it was a mild attack and he considers himself physically fit, the tennis player stressed the importance of quick action and urged others to take care of themselves to avoid heart problems .

“I tried to play itas one sometimes does, thinking it’s because of the exercise, but it hasn’t gone away,” explained the former champion and sports commentator on Nine.

“It started spreading to my chest. It wasn’t pain, it was like a strong pressure. I was short of breath, started sweating, nauseous and pale,” added Woodbridge, who had two brothers who died in their 50s.

“Thirty minutes later I felt fine, but blood tests showed I had a mild heart attack.”completed the former tennis player.

Woodbridge won 16 Grand Slam doubles finals, including 9 at Wimbledon, 4 at the Australian Open, 3 at the US Open and 1 at Roland Garros, and was a finalist four times (US Open, Roland Garros, Australian Open and Wimbledon) .

For most of his career, he partnered with fellow Australian Mark Woodforde and the two were known as the Woodies.