Spanish Carla Suarez Navarro defeats “Cancer” and loses at Roland Garros
Spanish veteran Carla Suarez Navarro is angry because she was close to winning her first-round match against American Sloane Stephens in the French Open (Roland Garros), the second Grand Slam (Grand Slam), and "sad" to play her last match in her favorite tournament.
The 32-year-old returned to the stadiums after 15 months of stopping due to cancer, which she overcame. She did not want to bring the curtain down on her career from the bed of illness, but on the field.
The veteran player was eliminated from the Paris Championship by losing to Stephens in two sets, 6-3, 6-7(4-7), 4-6.
After the match, Suarez said: “I knew my physical condition was not bad, but playing three sets was difficult for me after such a long absence. I feel a little angry because I was so close to winning. I really wanted to be in Roland Garros for the last time.”
