Tennis, Suarez’s announcement: “I beat cancer, now Roland Garros”

The best tennis news of the day: Carla Suarez, 32 years old and former world number 6, beat cancer and announced it with a message on social media. Last year the Spanish tennis player, one of the most beautiful one-handed showers on the circuit, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma that would have put her life at risk.

Just in the year he had decided he would say goodbye to tennis. It would have been his last season, then the disease and even Covid changed his plans. Chemotherapy, hospitals, nothing further from the life of a professional sportswoman as it was a short time ago. The affection of the fans through social media and also that of the world of sport has never lacked, and what most of all Carla expected was to be able to announce to the world that her ordeal was over.

Today is the big day, that of the last treatment in Barcelona, ​​of the most anticipated announcement: “Another step forward in this long journey – he wrote -, today I finish the treatment and I can say that I have overcome the lymphoma. They were tough months, in which I had to face a reality that I had never experienced on my skin. Thanks to the patience and skill of the doctors we were able to overcome the disease ”.

I dream of Paris

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The dream that gave her the strength to overcome even the most difficult moments was to be able to return to the field, possibly at Roland Garros, which is why as soon as she began to feel better, Carla wanted to resume training, first in the gym. and then on the field.

The date is set: May 30, the starting day of Roland Garros where he has a place on the main draw: “I have to thank all those who have sent me messages of encouragement, and also my colleagues, the sportsmen who have always been close to me. Today is the day to start a new life ”.