“I did a body test and their results were really good. Feeding off that positive energy, Suarez Navarro kept moving forward, and by the end of her fourth round of treatment, she received a remarkable piece of news. Her extensive tennis family reinforced a cheerful attitude through an outpouring of calls and messages, and good tour friends like Garbine Muguruza visited. Like many who endure chemo, Suarez Navarro lost her hair. “Because if the first session of chemotherapy was difficult or negative, the way you go through the other ones is not the same.” So that was really important for me,” Suarez Navarro says. “The first one, I had pain a little bit in my stomach, but after four days, I was feeling really good. Her approach to the situation was a familiar playbook: maintaining the encouraging drive that guided her to seven Grand Slam quarterfinals and 28 Top 10 wins. While Suarez Navarro was understandably nervous about her first chemotherapy session, during a pandemic no less, she was confident her background would lend an invisible hand in facing an unfamiliar opponent. Making adjustments and taking on new challenges are two qualities rooted in tennis players. So for me, it's a gift to be here again, to be able to play.” “Roland Garros for me is one of the best tournaments in the world. With her words, Ashleigh Barty honoured her opponent, Carla Surez Navarro, who was playing in her 11th and final Wimbledon after cancer treatment last. Surez Navarro spoke to WTA Insider from Madrid, where she has been. Surez Navarro announced on social media last week that she is cancer-free and preparing for a return at Roland Garros, where she hopes to begin a farewell tour that will culminate in a final appearance at the US Open this fall. “I already won the most important match of my life,” she told earlier this week. The treatment proved a resounding success. 6 is in the French capital to play her first tournament since being declared cancer free. Thirteen years after leaving a lasting impressing with her outstanding run to the quarterfinals, Carla Suarez Navarro is back, beaming in Paris-carrying that identical enthusiasm but for reasons beyond the tennis court.
Buoyed by determination and buckets of positivity, all five feet and four inches of this auspicious athlete captivated Roland Garros with an elegant backhand, effortless movement and enchanting smile. It was new territory for the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria native, though one would have hardly known with the way the sturdy Spaniard carried herself on court throughout the fortnight. 132 on the WTA tour qualified for the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time.
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