Suarez Navarro dreams of Olympic return after cancer treatment


  • Tennis
  • Friday, 29 Jan 2021

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 8, 2019 Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro in action during her fourth round match against Serena Williams of the U.S. REUTERS/Tony O'Brien

(Reuters) - 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.

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