As most tennis players busy swinging their rackets at the 2020 US Open and the fastest players on the WTA tour, Carlos Suarez Navarro has been diagnosed with Hodgkins lymphoma. It is a type of cancer that originates from white blood cells. His compatriot and close friend Garbine Muguruza dedicated his first round victory at the US Open to Carlos.
Two-time Grand Slam Champion Muguruza knew of Carlos’ cancer diagnosis earlier and was shocked to learn the same thing at first.
“When we spoke a few days ago when she broke the news, I was, I think, shocked because I expected to see her in this tournament”, she said.
The report of Garbine Muguruza and Carlos Suarez Navarro
He also revealed his relationship with his compatriot Navarro and they also played doubles tennis together. On Tuesday, Muguruza took a set win against Japanese Nao Hibino in New York and dedicated his win to his friend Navarro.
“You know, she is such a kind woman, so sweet, so kind, so humble. When these things happen to these good people, I feel so sad about it. So I know he was watching my game and we talked a bit “, she added.
“I will definitely dedicate this victory to her, because I want her to feel that we are behind her, that I am behind her, and I will go and see her at some point when it goes well”, she added.
“For me it is very special. We shared a decade of emotion and everything in between. It’s a shock to me, someone so close who is going through this ” Muguruza shared.
Previously Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal sent their good wishes to Navarro and wanted him to recover soon.
In 2019, Carlos Suarez Navarro announced that he will hang his boots in 2020.
Read more – Carla Suarez Navarro will retire in 2020
In the next round of the US Open, Mugurza will meet Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova in the second round. Pironkova played her first major game after becoming a mother in the first round of the US Open.
Smooth sailing to Garbine Muguruza ⛵️ pic.twitter.com/iBoJCCGMfq
– US Open Tennis (@usopen) 1 September 2020
Additionally, former German US Open champion Angelique Kerber took her first WTA win since the 2020 Australian Open in January. Kerber overtook Ajla Tomljanovic in the opening round of the American Slam.
