Former world number six Carla Suarez Navarro said she dreams of a return to competitive action following cancer treatment and this year’s Tokyo Olympics would be the perfect stage to call time on her career.
Spaniard Suarez Navarro said in September she was diagnosed with early stage Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of cancer, and would need to go through six months of chemotherapy. But the 32-year-old said on Twitter on Monday she had completed her final session.
The world number 85 last played in February 2020 and faces a race to qualify for the postponed Games, with the top 56 singles players qualifying based on rankings as of June, but Suarez Navarro is not giving up hope.
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