EXCLUSIVE | John-Laffnie de Jager's extraordinary battle since birth

EXCLUSIVE | John-Laffnie de Jager's extraordinary battle since birth

Ermelo-born former ATP tennis player John-Laffnie de Jager has opened up about the extraordinary medical setback he faced at birth – and how it shaped a career that defied expectations. Speaking to The South African’s Dave Marshall, De Jager described how his first battle came before he ever stepped onto a tennis court. “When I was born, my heart stopped,” he recalled. ‘Something went wrong’ “Doctors had to resuscitate me. They shocked me, injec…