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(Reuters) – Carla Suarez Navarro is one of eight Spaniards selected to compete in the Tokyo Olympics next month, the Royal Spanish Tennis Association has said goodbye to the veteran player before retiring.
Former world number six, Suarez Navarro announced in September last year that he was being treated for early-stage Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
The 32-year-old returned to tour the French Open this month after announcing he had won a battle with cancer. He plays world number one Ash Barty in the first round at Wimbledon.
Happy to represent Spain at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. It is an honor to have this opportunity as an athlete. Can’t wait, Suarez Navarro, now 138th in the world, said on Twitter on Sunday.
She joins Garbine Muguruza, Sara Sorribes and Paula Badosa in the women’s singles event. As Rafa Nadal retires from the Olympics, the men’s team includes Pablo Carreno Busta, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Pablo Andujar and Roberto Carballes.
The Olympic tennis event will be held from July 24 to August 1.
Reported by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru, editor Ed Osmond
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