There was a sense, too, of her treatment having given her a wider perspective.
Always when I come back, I’m really happy to be here. “This is one of the most beautiful tournaments of the year. Although she has never gone beyond the fourth round at Wimbledon she said the place had always held a special place in her heart.
TOOTH CARLA SUAREZ NAVARRO PLUS
In her career Suárez Navarro has reached seven grand slam singles quarter-finals, plus a quarter-final and a semi-final in the doubles. She was by my side all this time, all these months.” She takes photos for everything, to everyone. “This is the second or third time that she came to Wimbledon,” she told reporters. Not surprisingly, Suárez Navarro’s mother, Maria, had a tear in her eye as her daughter left the court. When I spend time on court, I feel tired.”Ĭarla Suárez Navarro leaves the court to a standing ovation after being defeated by Ashleigh Barty. I know what I have to do to win the match, but my body is not the same as it was two years ago. “I think I played a really good game,” she said. Suárez Navarro, who was playing at Wimbledon on a special ranking of 68 – where she stood when she began her cancer treatment last year – said she had savoured the experience despite her defeat. “Overall I’m happy to get a start here at Wimbledon and play that really solid match. But her play in the final set, hitting 11 winners and just two unforced errors, has encouraged her. She knows, too, that Serena Williams and Coco Gauff lurk in her half of the draw. She’s going to be sorely missed.”īarty has underachieved at Wimbledon, never reaching beyond the fourth round in four previous attempts. “I just said to her: ‘It was a pleasure to share the court with you.’ She’s an exceptional person, a great fighter, a great competitor, and very well loved and respected in the locker room. “I think all credit goes to her for her resilience and her nature as a competitor, to be able to come back from the adversity that she has, and to be able to have that moment with her was nothing shy of remarkable.”Īfter the match, when the Wimbledon crowd gave the Spaniard a standing ovation, Barty joined in with the applause. It was really special to be able to experience what she can bring from the other side of the court. I hadn’t had the opportunity to play Carla. “It was a privilege to be able to share that moment, share that court with her.
“She’s a hell of a competitor, a hell of a fighter,” Barty said. Mostly, though, she wanted to pay tribute to Suárez Navarro, a former world No 6 who underwent eight sessions of chemotherapy after being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma last year.
0 kommentar(er)
