‘I’m cured!’: Tennis star Carla Suarez Navarro’s delight after overcoming cancer

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Carla Suarez Navarro, seen here at last year’s Qatar Open, reached seven grand slam quarterfinals during her career. Picture: STUFF SPORTS.

Former top 10 women’s tennis player Carla Suarez Navarro says she has finished treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma and is cured of her cancer.

“Another step forward,” the 32-year-old from Spain wrote Thursday (Friday NZT) on Twitter.

“Every word of support gave me strength during the past few months,” she added, ending her message with the words: “I’M CURED!”

Suarez Navarro said in September that she had been diagnosed with cancer and would need chemotherapy.

She was ranked as high as No 6 in the world, won two WTA singles titles and reached the quarterfinals at grand slam tournaments seven times.