Carla Suarez Navarro has already announced her retirement at the end of 2019. The Spanish champion wanted to call it a career by the end of 2020, but things got extremely complicated after she was diagnosed with Hodgins Lymphoma.
Carla will undergo chemotherapy for 6 months. She posted the following message (translated) with video:
“I have to face a complicated reality. It is time to accept it and try to get ahead relying on medical advice. Always with positivism in the face of adversity. Patience and self-belief guided me through my career. Not the easiest rival to deal with. I’ll need my truly best.”
All the best!
Carla Suarez Navarro in 2020
Now the world no.71, the Spaniard played her last match on the 25th of February when she capitulated to Petra Kvitova 4-6 6-3 6-0 in the 2nd round in Doha.