Tennis player Carla Suarez Navarro shares incredible baby news after beating cancer

Carla Suarez Navarro announced that she is pregnant, and the Spanish former tennis star, who beat cancer, expressed her immense joy and great pride.

Suarez Navarro, now 34, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in September 2020, just months after announcing his intention to retire.

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She delayed her retirement and after receiving the all-clear in April 2021, she embarked on a farewell tour at that year’s French Open, which included appearances at Wimbledon, the US Open, the Olympics and the Billie Jean King Cup.

After leaving competitive tennis behind at the end of the 2021 season, Suarez said he and his partner Olga Garcia excitedly announced their pregnancy, with their baby due in June.

Garcia, 30, is a footballer who has played for Barcelona, ​​Atletico Madrid and Spain’s women’s teams and is now at top flight Logrono.

They said in a shared statement on Instagram: A new phase that we really wanted to experience. Let’s raise a family! Excited and happy to face this big moment. There will be one more of us very soon.

Both received congratulations and love from the likes of tennis names Caroline Wozniacki, Garbine Muguruza, Paula Badosa and Sara Errani, as well as Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea.

Suarez Navarro explained in a statement reported by Spanish media: We wanted to announce that I am three months pregnant. Already 12 weeks, it is a huge joy to bring a new life into the world.

Both Olga Garcia, my partner, and I feel a huge responsibility, a great pride that we took this step, and we were excited to share it with all of you.

This Tuesday we had a first trimester ultrasound to make sure that the pregnancy is progressing on the right track. Fortunately, the medical team has confirmed that the pregnancy process is developing completely normally.

It’s fantastic news for us and fills us with hope for the near future.

The former WTA player, who reached a career-high world ranking of sixth, added: My retirement from the sport, while we were both still young, we thought was the ideal time to face a process that fills us with joy and enthusiasm.

We are very excited about what we are going through and all the experiences we hope to have soon.

– AAP