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Carla Suárez: “My dream is to be able to retire playing”

Nadia was prepared last summer to receive such harsh news. Carla Suarez, one of the most beloved players in Spanish tennis, had cancer. That the disease came just in his last season as a professional was the least of it, now the game that was at stake went far beyond sports. But in life, like in the movies, the good guy always wins. That is why the Canary Islands showed a smile in her last interview with RNE, explaining that this Monday he will face his last session, the last before returning to normal. The best news you will read these days, without a doubt.

Update of your treatment

“Everything is fine, everything is evolving as planned. I am already in the final stretch. The treatment has gone great, my body has reacted perfectly, they have even been able to take away a chemotherapy session, which is always appreciated. This Monday the 25th I have the last session, where I will have the last meeting with my doctor. If they tell me that I am already cured, I will be able to return to normality “

Deadlines to return to compete

“Several weeks ago I started playing tennis again, although it was with balls without pressure, child’s balls. But since last Monday I have been back to training with normal balls, which are a little more like normal tennis. However, I still don’t think about getting back on track. It is true that now I get much more tired than before, I recover much later. I don’t know how my body is going to react, I don’t know what it will take to get in shape. I have some idea, some illusion, but right now I can’t say when I can reappear, if I ever can. The body has to adapt to all the medications of the last six months ”.

For a tennis player, challenges are common

“In tennis, being an individual sport, it is always you who is on the court, who has to solve problems, who faces obstacles. All that effort from the games and training sessions has helped me to fight this disease. Beyond what may happen, my dream is to be able to retire playing tennis, although the main thing is that I can heal ”.

News from Melbourne

“I have been talking with some players who are there, but most of them are lucky enough to be able to go out to train. Security is maximum, they accompany you to all places and the schedules are followed to the letter, everything is very controlled. Even so, they feel privileged to have the option to compete again ”.

The Olympics, his great wish

“In my case, the arrival of this pandemic was very bad for me, it has harmed me because I don’t know if I will be available for July of this year. By not being able to play almost anything, it will be my teammates and my rivals who have to qualify or not. If it had been organized last year and 2020 would have been a normal season, I would have had the option to play tournaments and qualify for myself. Then I got sick and couldn’t do anything anymore. The best thing would have been if the pandemic had not existed and that the Olympic Games were played last summer ”.

The dream of saying goodbye on the track

“Today, I would like to say goodbye by playing a Grand Slam. I wish I could play the US Open and retire there. And if it is possible to retire by winning the tournament. The sooner it is a tournament, the fairer I will get, so I will stay with the US Open ”.

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